Weblike his fellow saint, francis de sales, who was his friend and contemporary, vincent de paul performed an invaluable service to the catholic church in a period of confusion and. Webhe repented of his apostasy, and he and vincent made their escape from africa together. They crossed the mediterranean safely in a small boat, landed near marseilles, in june,. Vincent de paul spent the early years of his priesthood ministering among the wealthy in the french countryside near paris. In 1609 he became tutor to the. Webfather josé maría román valiantly guides us through that forest and mist. His work on st. Vincent de paul, the fruits of his reflection and study, is the most recent.
