CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS

LIFE OF ST. VINCENT POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HYSTORY CHURCH HISTORY CULTURAL EVENTS

1581 Birth of St. Vincent in Pouy Birth of St. Cyran
1582 Death of St. Teresa of Jesus Gregorian reform of the calendar
1585 Death of Gregory XIII.
Election of
Sixtus V
1589 Assassination of Henry III of France.
1590 Death of Sixtus V. Election and death of Urban VII. Election of Gregory XIV.
1591 Birth of Louise de Marillac. Death of St. John of the Cross. Death of Gregory XIV. Election and death of Innocent IX.
1592 Election of Clement VIII
1593 Abjuration of Henry IV Death of Montaigne
1594 Coronation of Henry IV and his entry into Paris Expulsion of Jesuits from France
1595 St. Vincent begins his first studies at Dax. Tutor in the Comet household Papal absolution for Henry IV Re-issue of Montaigne's Essays
1596 St. Vincent receives the tonsure and minor orders at Bidache Birth of Descartes
1597 He begins his theological studies at Zaragoza and Toulouse (till 1604). Tutor at Buzet.

Henry IV recaptures Amiens Birth of St. John Francis Régis (+ 1640)
1598 Death of St. Vincent's father, John de Paul. Vincent receives subdiaconate and diaconate at Tarbes. Edit of Nantes. Peace of Vervins. Death of Philip II of Spain. Death of Fr. Luis de Granada. Birht of Charles de Condren and J.B. Saint Jure.
1599 Annulment of the marriage between Henry IV and Marguerite de Valois. Birth of Blessed Mary of the Incarnation. Publication of "Guzmán de Alfarache" by Mateo Alemán.
1600 St. Vincent is ordained to the priesthood at Château L'Évêque: first Mass at Buzet. Appointed parish priest of Tilh. Marriage of Henry IV and Marie de Medici. Birth of Velázquez. "El Guzmán" is translated into French.
1601 St. Vincent's first journey to Rome. He is moved to tears. Birth of St. John Eudes.
1603 Death of Elizabeth I of England. Return of the Jesuits to France.
1604 St. Vincent obtains his Batchelor of Theology degree at Toulouse. Institution of "La Paulette".
1605 St. Vincent travels to Bordeaux, Castres, Toulouse and Marseilles. He is captured by Barbary pirates and taken to Tunis. Death of Clement VIII. Election of Leo XI and Paul V. Publication of 1st part of "Don Quijote".
1606 St. Vincent a slave in Tunis. Birth of Julien Maunoir Birth of Corneille
1607 Freed from slavery. Stays at Avignon. 2nd journey to Rome. First letter about his captivity. Publication of "L'Astrée" by Honoré d'Urfé.
1608 2nd letter from captivity. St. Vincent moves from Rome to Paris. Birth of C. Authier de Sisgau and J.J. Olier Publication "La Vie Dévote".
1609
The judge from Sore accuses Vincent of theft. St. Vincent makes the acquaintance of Bérulle.




B. de Canfield publishes "The Rule of Perfection".
1610 Letter to his mother. He is appointed chaplain to Marguerite de Valois and abbot of St. Leonard de Chaumes. His journey to La Rochelle. Assassination of Henry IV. Marie de Medici appointed regent. St. Francis de Sales founds the Visitation order.
1611 St. Vincent stays at the house of Bérulle. He visits the Charity Hospital. He makes the acquaintance of a theologian tempted against the faith. Concini, Councillor of Marie de Medici. Death of B. de Canfield. Bérulle founds the Oratorians.
1612 He is appointed parish priest of Clichy. Probable date of temptation against the faith (it lasted 3 or 4 years). Condemnation of Richer. Paul V approves the Ursulines Birth of Arnauld.
1613 He enters the de Gondi household as tutor to the children. Birth of J.F. Paul de Gondi.
1614 Louis XIII comes of age. The Estates General. "Ejercicio de Perfección" by Fr. Alonso Rodríguez
1615 Appointed canon and treasurer of Écouis. He contracts an illness that affects his legs. Marriage of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. Philip IV marries Isabelle de Bourbon. The Assembly of the Clergy promulgates in France the decrees of Trent.
1616 Resigns the post of abbot of St. Leonard de Chaumes. Asks permission to absolve reserved sins. Sermon about the catechism and communion. Richelieu enters the government for the first time. "Traité de l'amour de Dieu" by St. Francis de Sales. Death of Cervantes
1617 Confession of the peasant at Gannes and the sermon at Folléville. He leaves the Gondis. Parish priest of Chatillon. Foundation and rules of 1st Charity Confraternity. He returns to the Gondi household. Assassination of Concini. Louis XIII begins to reign in his own right. Luynes is his favourite. Approbation granted to the Clerks Regular of Christian Schools of St. Joseph of Calasanctins.
1618 Preaches mission at Villepreux, Joigny and Montmirail. Becomes friendly with St. Francis de Sales in Paris.
Start of the Thirty Years War. St. Francis de Sales travels to Paris. Death of Mme. Acarie.
1619 Appointed Chaplain to the Galleys. Ferdinand II, Emperor.
1620 Mission and Charity Confraternities throughout the de Gondi estates. Conversion of two heretics at Montmirail. Another heretic voices his objections.
1621 Mission at Marchais. Conversion of the 3rd heretic at Montmirail. St. Vincent affiliated to the Minims. The Charity at Mâcon. He makes his retreat at Soissons. Death of Paul V. Election of Gregory XV. "Ejercicio de Perfección" is tranlated into French.
1622 St. Vincent named Superior of the Visitation nuns in Paris. He travels to Marseilles. Birth of Molière.
1623 Mission to galley slaves in Bordeaux. Journey to Pouy. He is tempted to help his family. Obtains his degree in canon law. War of La Valtelina between France and Spain. Death of Gregory XV. Election of Urban VIII. Edict against the illuminists of Seville. Bérulle publishes "Discours de l'état et de la grandeur de Jésus"
1624 He makes a retreat at Valprofonde and Soissons. He is named Prior of Grossesauve and Principal of the Bons Enfants. Pastoral visitation of Clichy by Mons. de Gondi. He makes the acquaintance of Saint Cyran and of Louise de Marillac. Richelieu is Prime Minister. Franco - Dutch alliance.
1625 Foundation of the Congregation of the Mission. Death of Mde. de Gondi. St. Vincent travels to Provence to tell her husband. Death of Antoine Le Gras, husband of Louise. Cardinal Barberini legate during the conflict of La Valtelina. Mère Angélique tranfers her abbey to Paris.
1626 The archbishop of Paris grants approval to C.M. The Bons Enfants joined to it. The 1st missionaries sign the deed of aggregation. St. Vincent bequeaths his possessions.


Peace of La Rochelle with the Protestants. Peace of Monzón with Spain. Jansen has the Oratorians founded in the Low Countries. Death of Malherbe and Francis Bacon.
1627 The Sacred Congregation of Propaganda approves Vincent de Paul's Mission. The first lay brother enters the community. Conflict between France and England. Franco-Spanish alliance. Bérulle, Cardinal. Foundation of the Company of the Blessed Sacrament. Philippe de Champaigne paints Jansen's portrait. Birth of Bossuet.
1628 St. Vincent gives testimony during the beatification process of Francis de Sales and gives the first retreat to ordinands at Beauvais. Propaganda refuses to approve C.M. Opposition from Bérulle. Fall of La Rochelle. Succession of Mantua. Spain opposed to French candidate, Charles de Gonzague.
1629 Vows are introduced into the C.M. Foundation of the Charity at Beauvais. Louise de Marillac visits the charities. Louis XIII gives aid to Charles de Gonzague. Hostility of Richelieu and Bérulle. Peace of Alais. Death of Cardinal Bérulle. He is succeeded by Fr. Condren.
1630 St. Vincent makes a will to bequeath his goods. He is visited in Paris by his nephew. Louise de Marillac visits the charities of Beauvais. Opposition to the C. M. from the clergy of Paris. France captures Pignerol. Day of the Dupes. Downfall of the Devout Party.
1631 The Archbishop of Paris confides the work of retreats for ordinands to St. Vincent. Fr. du Coudray arrives in Rome to negotiate the approbation of the C.M. Marie de Medici flees to the Low Countries Start of publication of "La Gazette de France."
1632 St. Vincent takes possession of Saint Lazare. Lawsuit with the canons of St. Victor. Death of Marguerite Naseau. Death of Michel de Marillac and execution of Louis. Battle of Lützen. Secret marriage of Gaston d'Orleans. Galileo: "Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi."
1633 Bull "Salvatoris Nostri" giving approval to the C.M. Foundation of the Tuesday Conferences and of the Daughters of Charity.


Invasion of Lorraine by Louis XIII. Priestly ordination of J.J. Olier. Saint Cyran in Port Royal. Holy Office condemns Galileo.
1634 Foundation of the Ladies of Charity of the Hôtel-Dieu. Louise de Marillac renews her vows of widowhood and service of the poor. Battle of Nordlingen. Victory for the Cardinal-Infante. Saint Jure publishes "De la connaissance et l'amour de Dieu."
1635 Foundation of the house at Toul. Pierre Séguier, Chancellor. France declares war on Spain. Foundation of the Académie Française.
1636 Saint Lazare military recruitment centre. Chaplains are sent to the army. St. Vincent visits the King at Senlis. Bons Enfants, Tridentine seminary. Taking of Corbie. Spanish threat to Paris. Rising of the "croquants." First performance of "Le Cid" by Corneille.
1637 Establishment of the internal seminary of C.M. Foundation of the house Notre Dame de la Rose. St. Vincent reproaches Saint Cyran. Mlle. La Fayette joins the Visitation order. Downfall of P. Caussin. Descartes: "Discours de la Méthode".
1638 The Tuesday Conference priests give a mission to Saint Germain-des-Prés and to the Court. Beginning of the work for foundlings. Foundation of the houses at Richelieu, Troyes and Luçon. Death of Fr. Joseph de Tremblay. Birth of Louis XIV. Saint Cyran imprisoned. Death of Jansen. Death of M. Duval, spiritual director of St. Vincent. The first recluses at Port Royal. Poussin: "The Arcadian Shepherds".
1639 Beginning of aid for Lorraine. Mission to the refugees. St. Vincent gives evidence at the trial of Saint Cyran. Foundation of the house at Alet and the hospital of Angers. Aid to the galley slaves. P. Lebreton in Rome. Uprising of the "Va-nu-pieds" in Normandy. Publication of "L'Esprit de Saint François de Sales" by Camus.
1640 St. Vincent pleads with Richelieu for peace. Aid for Lorraine continued. St. Vincent unsure about the vows. Rebellion of Catalonia and Portugal. Publication of "Augustinus" by Jansen. Pascal: "Les Sections Coniques".
1641 Foundation of the house at Annecy. St. Vincent has a vision of the three globes. Foundation of the house at Crécy. "Ordinance of the Vows" in C.M. approved by the archbishop. Authorisation to found houses in Rome. The French in Catalonia. Cromwell in power. Mazarin, Cardinal. Death of Cardinal-Infante. First condemnation of "Augustinus". Death of J.F. de Chantal and P. Condren. Descartes: "Méditations".
1642 Establishment of seminaries at Annecy and the Bons Enfants. 1st collective taking of vows and first general assembly of C.M. St. Vincent's resignation not accepted by the assembly. Plotting and execution of Cinq-Mars. Death of Richélieu. Mitigation of Saint Cyran's imprisonment. Olier founds the seminary and community of Saint Sulpice. Habert preaches against Jansen. Corneille: "Le Menteur.". Death of Galileo.
1643 St. Vincent helps Louis XIII to die well. Appointed member of the Council of Conscience. Mission in the galleys at Marseilles. Foundation of houses at Cahors, Marseilles and Sedan. Death of Louis XIII. Anne of Austria, regent. Mazarin Chief Minister. Saint Cyran is released. Death of Saint Cyran. Arnauld: "De la Fréquente Communion." St. John Eudes founds the Congregation of Jesus and Mary (Eudists).
1644 A. Dufour offers his life for that of St. Vincent who is gravely ill. Foundation of the houses at Saintes and Montmirail. Project for a foundation in Barcelona. Death of Urban VIII. Election of Innocent X.
1645 Foundation of houses at Saint-Méen, Le Mans and Genoa. Missionaries arrive in Tunis.
1646 Arrival of missionaries in Algeria and Ireland. The coadjutor of Paris gives approval to the Daughters of Charity.
1647 Project for a mission in Persia. John Le Vacher arrives in Tunis. Condemnation of the Doctrine of "the two heads."
1648 Foundation of the houses at Tréguier and Agen. Missionaries arrive in Madagascar. Letters of St. Vincent about frequent communion and Jansenism. Meeting at Saint Lazare to prepare the propositions.
Arrest of Broussel. The Parlement Fronde breaks out. Battle of Lens. Peace of Westphalia. Innocent X condemns the Treaties of Westphalia. Philippe de Champaigne paints Mère Angélique's portrait.
1649 St. Vincent goes to Saint Germain to ask for Mazarin's dismissal. He visits the houses of W. France. Falls ill at Richelieu. Begins to use the carriage. Discourse to the Ladies about the Foundlings. Aid given to Paris and surrounding districts. Paris rebels against Mazarin. The Court at Saint Germain. Concorde de Rueil. Execution of Charles I of England. Cornet submits the Jansenist propositions to the Sorbonne.
1650 Foundation of the house at Périgueux. Marriage of Michel Le Gras. Start of relief given to Picardy and Champagne. "Les Relations" appear. The Spaniards lay siege to Guise. Arrest of Condé. Death of Descartes.
1651 Increased aid for Picardy and Champagne. Mission to Limerick. Death of Thaddeus Lee, protomartyr of C.M. 2nd general assembly of C.M. Missionaries arrive in Poland and Scotland. St. Vincent collects signatures against Jansenism. Condé is released. The Fronde of the Princes breaks out. Louis XIV comes of age. Foundation of the Foreign Mission of Paris.
1652 Period of most intensive aid to Paris and surrounding districts. St. Vincent mediates in the Fronde. Interviews with the Queen and the Princes. Letters to the Pope and to Mazarin. Leaves the Council of Conscience. Foundation of house at Montauban. Campaigns of the Fronda. Paris surrenders and the monarchs return. Cardinal de Retz a prisoner at Vincennes. Bossuet is ordained a priest at the church of Saint Lazare.
1653
St. Vincent gives support to the anti-Jansenist delegation in Rome. The Archbishop of Paris approves the Rules and Constitutions of C.M. Return of Mazarin. End of the Fronde. The five Jansenist propositions are condemned in the bull "Cum occasione."
1654 Foundation of the houses at Agde and Turin and establishment of Nom de Jésus hospital. Martyrdom of Pedro Borguny in Algiers. Aid to Picardy continued.

Flight of Cardinal de Retz. Death of J.F. de Gondi, Archbishop of Paris.

1655 Approval for the vows of C.M. in the brief "Ex commissa nobis". Cardinal de Retz approves the Daughters of Charity election of its officers. French missionaries expelled from Rome for giving hospitality to de Retz. Cardinal de Retz in Rome. Death of Innocent X. Election of Alexander VII. Dispersion of the recluses of Port Royal. Death of A. Bourdoise.
1656 The missionaries renew their vows in conformity with the brief "Ex commissa nobis". Plague in Rome. Further condemnation of Jansenism. The first "Provinciales" by Pascal.
1657 St. Vincent at the death of Olier and the election of his successor. Plague in Genoa. Death of the missionaries. Royal approval for the Daughters of Charity. Project for a foundation in Toledo. St. Vincent refuses the work of directing the General Hospital. Foundation of the General Hospital in Paris. Death of J.J. Olier.
1658 Mission at Metz. St. Vincent distributes the Rules to the Missionaries and begins his explanation of them. Foundation of the house at Meaux. Loss of the farm at Orsigny. Daughters of Charity in the hospital of Calais. Brother Barreau is in prison in Algeria. Battle of the Dunes. Death of Cromwell.
1659 St. Vincent is ill and unable to leave Saint Lazare. He takes his leave of de Gondi. Proposes Alméras as his successor. Foundation of the houses of Montpellier and Narbonne. Brief "Alias Nos" on the vow of poverty in the C.M. Peace of the Pyrenees between Spain and France. Condemnation of "L'Apologie des casuistes". Death of Alain de Solminihac.
1660 St. Vincent confined to his room. Death of P. Portail, Louise de Marillac and the abbot of Chandenier. Project for a foundation in Plasencia (Spain). Death of Mr. Vincent (27th Sept.). Marriage of Louis XIV to Mª Teresa of Austria. They both enter Paris. Peace of Oliva, between Sweden and Poland.