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Funeral Oration Text Reveals Earliest Account of St. Vincent de Paul’s Life

by Gary Kopycinski on April 20, 2015

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A new book by the Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., offers a translation of the eulogy given by Henri de Maupas du Tour and takes a snapshot of 17th century France at the time of Vincent de Paul’s death