{"id":2110,"date":"2017-09-27T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:05:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:05:36","slug":"st-vincent-de-paul-feast-day-sept-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/st-vincent-de-paul-feast-day-sept-27","title":{"rendered":"St. Vincent de Paul (Feast Day: Sept 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">St. Vincent was born of poor parents in the village of Pouy in Gascony, France, about 1580. In 1596, he went to the University of Toulouse for theological studies, and there he was ordained priest in 1600.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In 1605, on a voyage by sea from Marseilles to Narbonne, he fell into the hands of African pirates and was carried as a slave to Tunis. His captivity lasted about two years, until Divine Providence enabled him to effect his escape. 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