The Vincentian Research Library of DePaul University has recently acquired a brief biography of Sister Julienne Jouvin (1677-1744) who twice served as Superioress General of the Company of the Daughters of Charity (1724-1730 and 1736-1742). She died in 1744 while serving at the royal parish of St. Louis at Versailles. This is one of the rare biographical studies of pre-revolutionary Daughters of Charity. This volume was published in Paris in 1744.
The Vincentian Research Library at the John T. Richardson Library of DePaul University has recently purchased a rare pre-revolutionary panegyric for St. Vincent de Paul. The address was given in the Congregation’s Church in Genoa, Italy on 19 July 1777 by Ubaldo Cassina a professor of moral philosophy at the Royal University of Parma.
Very often the question is asked if there are any descendants of Vincent de Paul’s family. The present answer to that question is unknown. However, in April 1864 at the dedication of the new shrine complex at the Berceau near Dax the above commemorative picture was distributed. Previous published versions of this photo concentrate on the elderly women in the center of the group. This is a very rare example of the entire family portrait.
The Vincentian Research Library of the Archives and Special Collections Department at DePaul University has recently purchased the following rare title: “La Puissance de la Charite.” 1855. Rouen: Megard. The binding is beautifully done and there are many wonderful black and white engravings within the book as well. This work concentrates on the work of the Daughters of Charity in mid-19th century France.
The Vincentiana Collections at the Archives and Special Collections department of DePaul University’s Richardson Library has purchased a rare yearbook (1910-1911) of Holy Trinity College, Dallas, Texas. This ill-fated university (1905-1927) was part of a disastrous over-extension of the then Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States. For more information see: http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/674/1148968/U…
The Vincentiana Collection in Archives and Special Collections at DePaul University has acquired a rare 1754 edition of the rules for the Ladies of Charity in the parish of Saint-Severin in Paris. Saint-Severin is a parish that is still in existence and is located on the left bank of the Seine very near to the cathedral of Notre Dame. This later text will enable scholars to compare with earlier rules from a century before to trace the evolution of the Ladies during the Ancien Regime.
This early 20th century holy card is a rare example illustrating the work of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society. Two members are shown distributing bread to the poor.
The card is Czech. The Vincentiana Collections at the Archives and Special Collections of DePaul University include material culture or ephemera collections that illustrate engagement with the Vincentian tradition over almost four hundred years.
The Vincentian Special Collections at DePaul University in Chicago has recently acquired a rare 18th century example of the rule of the Ladies of Charity. This volume dating from 1744 came from the establishment of the Ladies in the region around Monacilione in the archdiocese of Benevento in the Campania region of what is now central Italy.
2013 marked the bicentennial of the birth of Frederic Ozanam. The year that is about to end witnessed a large number of celebrations in Paris and world-wide for the anniversary. The Vincentiana collection at the John T. Richardson Library at DePaul University in Chicago has recently acquired a copy of the announcement for the centennial celebration held in Paris in April 1913. The card appears below:
The Vincentiana Collection at DePaul University’s Richardson Library has recently acquired this early 19th century silk embroidered portrait of Vincent de Paul.
