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Catholic AnswerBelow is a link to the Catholic Encyclopedia article on Frederick Ozanam. Immediately following is an excerpt from that article that answers your question:God gave me the grace to be born in the Faith. Later the confusion of an unbelieving world surrounded me. I knew all the Horror of the doubts that torment the soul. It was then that the instructions of a priest and philosopher (Abbé Noirot) saved me. I believed thenceforth with an assured faith, and touched by so rare a goodness. I promised God to devote my life to the services of the truth which had given me peace.
Frederic Ozanam from France.
A group of University students in Paris founded the group.Blessed Frederick Ozanam, whose next step is canonization for sainthood
23 year old Frederic Ozanam and a few more unnamed students founded the St. Vincent De Paul Society.
st Vincent de paul society commenced in 1835.The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is an international organization of Roman Catholic lay men and women of all ages, whose primary mission is to help the poor and less fortunate. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in 1833 to help impoverished people living in the slums of Paris, France. The primary founder was Antoine Frederic Ozanam at the age of 20.
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was created in 1833.
St. Vincent de Paul did not found the Society. He died in 166o. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul was founded in 1833 to serve impoverished people living in the slums of Paris, France. The primary figure behind the society's founding was Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, a French lawyer, author, and professor in the Sorbonne. He was 20 years old when the society was founded.
Vincent got his name by his own parents
The society was founded by French students in 1833.
The society was founded by French students in 1833.
I believe it is a nickname for the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.
because they are a catholic society and that is how they work
The St.Vincent de Paul Society is a worldwide charity founded by Fredric Ozanam and follows the char-ism of Saint Vincent de Paul to seek out and provide welfare to the poor in the community. Anyone can join as long as they share faith and are willing to work towards supporting and giving the poor and needy in the parish help and support.