Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
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Pier Giorgio Frassati was born in Turin, Italy on Holy Saturday, 6 April 1901, to Alfredo Frassati and Adelaide Ametis. In 1895 at age 36, Alfredo Frassati founded the Italian newspaper, La Stamp. Adelaide Ametis was a well-known painter.
According to the biography written by his sister, Luciana Frassati, as a child Pier Giorgio once answered the door of the family home to find a mother begging; her son, shoeless, was with her. Pier Giorgio gave the boy his own shoes.
To learn more about Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati visit famvin.org
You can also watch a video on the Daughters of Charity International Website
Justin De Jacobis (October 9, 1800 - July 31, 1860) served as Vincentian missionary to Ethiopia from 1839 until his death. Between 1839 and 1860 he worked in northern Ethiopia, mainly in Tegray. On July 25, 1939, he was beatified and canonized as a saint on October 26, 1975.
When Justin was coming to the end of his secondary education he told a Carmelite priest, a friend of his mother’s, that he wanted to be a priest. The Carmelite decided that the Vincentians would be a community which would suit him, and he followed this advice. As far as is known, he had not had any previous contact with the Vincentians in Naples. He entered the Congregation on October 17, 1818, took vows on October 18, 1820 and was ordained at Brindisi on June 12, 1824.
To learn more about St. Justin De Jacobis, visit famvin.orghttp://famvin.org/wiki/Justin_De_Jacobis