Vincent Ferrer | |
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Priest and Confessor | |
Born | 23 January 1350 Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia |
Died | 5 April 1419 Vannes, Duchy of Brittany | (aged 69)
Venerated in | |
Canonized | 3 June 1455, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Papal States by Pope Callixtus III |
Major shrine | Cathedral of Vannes Vannes, Morbihan, France |
Feast | 5 April |
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Patronage |
Vincent Ferrer, OP (Valencian: Sant Vicent Ferrer [ˈsaɱ viˈsɛɱ feˈreɾ]; Spanish: San Vicente Ferrer; Italian: San Vincenzo Ferreri; German: Sankt Vinzenz Ferrer; Dutch: Sint-Vincent Ferrer; French: Saint Vincent Ferrier; 23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican friar and preacher, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician. He is honored as a saint of the Catholic Church and other churches of Catholic traditions.