Vincent Ferrer


Vincent Ferrer

San Vicente Ferrer by Juan de Juanes
Priest and Confessor
Born23 January 1350
Valencia, Kingdom of Valencia
Died5 April 1419(1419-04-05) (aged 69)
Vannes, Duchy of Brittany
Venerated in
Canonized3 June 1455, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Papal States by Pope Callixtus III
Major shrineCathedral of Vannes
Vannes, Morbihan, France
Feast5 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.