Great efforts to put an end to the great schism

[Rob2]

St Vincent Ferrer

Celebrated on April 5th

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St Vincent Ferrer was born in Valencia in Spain, in 1357. His father was an Englishman, married to a Spanish lady. At the age of 18 he joined the Dominican friars and soon became known as a powerful preacher. In 1390, he accompanied Cardinal Pedro de Luna to France.

When de Luna become Pope at Avignon in 1394, he summoned St Vincent and made him master of the papal palace. St Vincent made great efforts to put an end to the great schism - the time where there was several claimant to the papacy. He was offered many church honours, but refused them all.

During his final years he devoted himself to preaching in Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Flanders, England, Scotland, and Ireland. St Vincent was such a charismatic speaker, people would follow him from place to place and he helped many discover Christianity - including the Jewish Rabbi Paul, who became Bishop of Cartegena.

He was even asked to preach in Granada which was a Moslem city.

St Vincent lived to see the end of the great schism and the election of Pope Martin V. He died during a preaching tour of Brittany on this day in 1419. He is the patron saint of builders - because he is said to have helped to build the church.

(from ICN)

 

[Tis_Bearself]

He is also the patron saint of plumbers and I have been praying to him big time as I need major repairs.

St Vincent Ferrer, pray for us!

 

[vivnes]

From the Bulla of the Canonization (Bull S. Ord. Praed. T.V., Pope Pius II) of St. Vincent Ferrer: “In the countries of the West the number of Jews and infidels increased, who by their wealth and their culture of letters exercised a fatal influence.
The Last Day , the terrible Day of Judgement was almost forgotten, but Divine Providence was pleased to restore and beautify His Church by illustrious men. At a favorable moment He sent into the world, for the salvation of the faithful, Vincent of Valencia , of the Order of Friar Preachers, a skillful professor of sacred theology. He professed all knowledge of the eternal Gospel. Like a vigorous athlete, he rushed to combat the errors of the Jews, the Saracens and other infidels; he was the Angel of the Apocalypse , flying through the heavens to announce the day of the Last Judgment , to evangelize the inhabitants of the earth, to sow the seeds of salvation among all nations, tribes, peoples and tongues and to point out the way of eternal life.”

 

[Dan_Defender]

St Vincent was such a charismatic speaker, people would follow him from place to place and he helped many discover Christianity - including the Jewish Rabbi Paul, who became Bishop of Cartagena.

This. When my Protestant relatives talk about how great Billy Graham was, I say look up St Vincent Ferrer, he achieved much more.