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How can I find out more about the Society of St. Vincent De Paul? Using the Internet go to www.svdpusa.org to learn about activities and the work being done. Locally, look at the page entitled Assistance for the telephone number of the St. Vincent DePaul organization near your home. They will answer your questions. When is the next food drive or special event? Food drives and special events are conducted at individual parishes. See our web page under Assistance for the telephone number of each parish that operates a St. Vincent DePaul conference. Our thrift stores conduct an ongoing drive for food and other things that poor families need. A lawyer and professor who lived in France from 1813 - 1853. In 1833 he and five other students founded an organization dedicated to helping the poor, naming it after the patron saint of charitable societies: St. Vincent DePaul. A priest who lived in France from 1581-1660. In Paris he worked with the poor and downtrodden. He was canonized in 1737 and became the patron saint of charitable societies. |