Saint Vincent of Collioure
A citizen of Collioure arrested under Diocletian, Vincent refused to sacrifice to idols despite the tortures inflicted by the governor Dacian. After b…
First name and chronology
28 saints and blesseds bear the name Vincent, between 201 and 1990; the most famous is Saint Vincent de Paul, celebrated on July 19th.
Dated figures are ordered from earliest to latest.
A citizen of Collioure arrested under Diocletian, Vincent refused to sacrifice to idols despite the tortures inflicted by the governor Dacian. After b…
A deacon of the Church of Saragossa in the 4th century, Vincent was martyred in Valencia under the prefect Dacian. After enduring atrocious torments w…
A former soldier born in Toul, Vincent retired to the monastery of Lérins to dedicate himself to God. He is famous for his Commonitorium written in 43…
Tenth bishop of Troyes in the 6th century, Vincent was a zealous pontiff who canonized Saint Aventinus and had a chapel built in his honor. He lived d…
A 14th-century Spanish Dominican, Vincent Ferrer was a preacher of immense influence, traveling across Europe to announce the Last Judgment. Nicknamed…
Vicente Bernedo (1562-1619) was a Spanish Dominican religious, missionary, and tireless evangelizer of the Bolivian Altiplano, recognized as Venerable…
A 17th-century priest from the Landes, Vincent de Paul dedicated his life to the relief of all human misery. A captive in Tunis and later chaplain to …
An Italian religious of the Order of Minims, Bernardo Maria Clausi (1789-1849) was a sought-after spiritual advisor, close to Don Bosco and the popes …
Italian Franciscan priest, co-founder of the Congregation of the Little Servants of Christ the King dedicated to helping the elderly and education.
The Venerable Germano Ruopollo (1850-1909), born Vincenzo Ruoppolo, was an Italian Passionist priest. A brilliant mind, teacher, and archaeologist, he…
A priest of the Diocese of Cremona, Vincenzo Grossi founded the Institute of the Daughters of the Oratory in 1885 for the Christian education of rural…
Francesco Saverio Toppi (1925-2007) was an Italian Capuchin priest and Prelate Archbishop of Pompeii, recognized for his pastoral zeal, Marian spiritu…
Vincenzo Lipani (1842-1920), in religion Father Angelico, was an Italian Capuchin priest. Moved by the poverty of sulfur miner families in Caltanisset…
An Italian Passionist priest (1853-1929), the Venerable Giuseppe Pesci distinguished himself by his profound humility, charity, and pastoral dedicatio…
Fausto Gei (1927-1968) was an Italian layperson, a member of the Silent Workers of the Cross, who offered his suffering from multiple sclerosis and de…
A priest of the Order of Saint Augustine and Prior General in Rome, Clemens Fuhl was a major figure in the renewal of the Augustinian province of Germ…
Italian priest (1899-1934) of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, ordained in the diocese of Avellino, known for his heroic …
Vincenzo Cimatti (1879-1965) was an Italian Salesian priest and missionary, a pioneer of the Salesian mission in Japan, an educator, and a prolific co…
Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski (1913-1945) was a Polish priest who died as a martyr of charity at the Dachau concentration camp after dedicating himself…
Bulgarian Passionist bishop and martyr of communism, executed by firing squad in 1952 and beatified by John Paul II in 1998.
A Spanish Marianist religious (1894-1990), Father Vicente López de Uralde Lazcano dedicated his life to teaching and the ministry of reconciliation in…
Mexican foundress of the Servants of the Most Holy Trinity and the Poor, dedicated to the service of the sick.
The Venerable Vincenza Damato, in religion Sister Maria Chiara of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, is an Italian Poor Clare who offered her life for …
Vicente Vilar David (1889-1937) was a Spanish industrial engineer and business owner, a martyr of the Spanish Civil War, and the first married layman …
Vicente Soler Munárriz and his seven companions are martyrs of the Spanish Civil War, beatified in 1999 by John Paul II.
Group of 18 Cistercian martyrs (16 monks of Viaceli and 2 nuns of Fons Salutis) murdered in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.
Vicenç Queralt Lloret and his 20 companions, members of the Vincentian Family, were martyred in Spain in hatred of the faith between 1936 and 1937.
Group of 38 Catholic martyrs murdered in hatred of the faith under the communist regime of Enver Hoxha in Albania between 1945 and 1974.
The feast of Vincent is celebrated on July 19th, in memory of Saint Vincent de Paul.
28 saints and blesseds bear the name Vincent, including Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent Ferrer, Saint Vincent of Lérins and Saint Vincent of Collioure.
The most famous saint named Vincent is Saint Vincent de Paul (16th century).