St. Vincent chose this career path to bring his family greater wealth.
Why did St. Vincent become a priest?
St. Louise was born in this city where the Louvre is located.
What is Paris?
What is the motto of the Daughters of Charity?
July 4, 1776 marks the birthday of the United States. August 28, 1774 marks another birthday.
When is St. Elizabeth Ann’s Birthday?
St. Catherine was born and spent her life in this place.
What is Fain le Moutier or her father's farm?
St. Vincent left office of chaplain to Queen Marguerite for this duty in the parish of Clichey.
What is pastor?
Who is Antoine le Gras?
The purpose for which the Daughters of Charity were founded.
What is service of the Poor?
Who is Richard Bailey?
St. Catherine Laboure entered the Daughters of Charity the same year that the Miraculous Medal was struck. The year is on the medal.
What is 1830?
The first person to ask "The Vincentian Question"?
Who is Madame de Gondi?
The only child of St. Louise.
Who is Michelle?
The Daughters of Charity was a originally a "nickname" given by the people because the sisters took direction from these ladies.
Who are the Ladies of Charity?
Annina, William, Richard, Catherine and Rebecca.
Who are Elizabeth Seton's children.
This symbol represents Mary intertwined with Jesus' mission.
What is the Cross and M?
St. Vincent founded this community of men to give missions to the poor after his encounter with the villagers of Fouville.
What is the Congregation of the Mission?
After a spiritually dark time St. Louise was given divine light to understand that she was to remain with her husband, would eventually be part of a religious community.
What is the Light of Pentecost or the Lumber?
The virtues that the Daughters of Charity live by.
What are Humility, Simplicity and Charity?
These close friends of William Seton took his widow under their protection while she was in Italy.
Who are the Felicchis?
St. Catherine spent her life as a Daughter of Charity serving this older group.
Who are the retired soldiers?
It was in Chatillon after responding to the needs of an ill family that St. Vincent founded this group of women.
Who are the Ladies of Charity?
From the beginning St. Louise felt that it was imperative to educate young girls and opened a collection of these diminutive educational institutions.
What are the little schools?
She was considered the first Daughter of Charity.
Who is Marguerite Naseau?
What is the Paca Street house?
Mary asked St. Catherine to have this "powerful" image of Mary offering the world to her Son.
Who is Virgo Potens?
Through his office as Chaplain General to the Galleys St. Vincent advocated for better living conditions and spiritual succor for these men.
Who are the galley slaves?
At St. Louise's wedding this group of people signed the guest book as "friends of the bride".
Who are St. Louise's relatives?
St. Louise advised the Daughters that this group
"...should be treated with very great compassion, as much for their spiritual state as their most pitiful corporal state."
Who are the Galley Slaves?
"Be Daughters of the Church."
What are Mother Seton's last words to her sisters.
O, Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to you.
Who is the Immaculate Conception?