Vincentian Priests and Brothers

Holy Trinity Sunday, June 19, 2011 was a great feast in the city of Dax in is South Western France. A martyr of French Revolution, first Superioress and Director of the city hospital, Sister Marguerite Rutan, Daughter of Charity guillotined on April 7, 1794 was beatified. The solemn ceremony begun minutes after 3:00 PM (1300GMT) [...]

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Daughters of Charity from the Province of Warsaw continue their prepartions to celebrate 300th anniversary of erecting autonomous Province of the Comapny in Poland in 2012. This weekend, for the second time, they organize the three day workshops on Vincentian charism and spirituality. The event known as VINCENTIAN LABORATORY is taking place in Provincial House [...]

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In the period of nine years from 1651 to 1660 Vincent de Paul sent about 120 letters to Confreres in Warsaw. This number of correspondence is saved in the Provincial Archive in the Library of the Stradom House in Krakow. Some of the letters are handwritten by Vincent himself. Some, especially those from last years [...]

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Saturday, September 11 was  the second day of the Vincentian Family gathering in the Holy Cross Parish in Warsaw. It was very busy day for participants.  Started by prayer service at relics of Holy Founders.  Ended by celebration of the Mass and music concert in the evening. In the meantime, Vincentian family met for presentation [...]

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In Poland 350th Anniversary Year was initiated in St. Vincent de Paul Basilica in Bydgoszcz on September 27, last year. Its culmination was scheduled in the Holy Cross Basilica in Warsaw during the weekend of their parish feast (the Exaltation of the Cross).  The celebrations came along with the annual Vincentian Family gathering and peregrination [...]

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Jubilee Year of 350th Anniversary of  the death of St. Vincent de Paul anf St. Louise de Marillac is coming to an end. Celebrations in Poland begun in September 2009 in St. Vincent de Paul Basilica in Bydgoszcz, in the church which was built to commemorate 300th foundation annniversary of  the Congregation of the Mission. [...]

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At 10:53 AM local time (0653 GMT) Polish President’s airplane with 89 passengers and 7 crew members on board crashed while an attempt to touch down at Severny Airfield near Smolensk, South Western Russia. According to official report all passengers died. No one survived the crash. Among killed passengers were Mr Lech [...]

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2010 was proclaimed Chopin Year in Poland to commemorate 200th birthday anniversary of Frederic Chopin, most famous Polish composer and one of the biggest in the world.  He was born on February 22, 1810 (some sources say it was on March 1) in Zelazowa Wola near Warsaw. On eve of the birthday anniversary solemn Thanksgiving [...]

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On Staturday evening, after the visit to Helcel House, Superior General has moved to Vincentian House of St. Vincent de Paul at sw. Filipa Street, Kleparz district. This is one of most important Houses in the history of Polish Province, and third oldest, since erection, in the Province. In history, together with the church founded [...]

Tags: C.M., heritage, Kleparz, Krakow, Poland, Superior General, visits

65 years ago, at 5 p.m. on August 1, 1944 the Uprising broke out in Warsaw, capital of Poland. It was the biggest military operation against Nazi aggressors during WWII undertaken and lead by underground army. For 63 long days people of  Warsaw struggled for freedom and liberation of their country.  Struggled to protect human [...]

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