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Frédéric Ozanam, French scholar, co-founded the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (born 1813)
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Frédéric Ozanam
French scholar (1813–1853)
Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was a French Catholic literary scholar, lawyer, journalist and equal rights advocate. He founded with fellow students the Conference of Charity, later known as the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in the Cathedral of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Christian community service organization
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor. Started by Frédéric Ozanam and Emmanuel-Joseph Bailly de Surcy and named after Vincent…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)