Vincent de Paul
Saint Vincent de Paul is the patron saint of charities, hospitals, prisoners, spiritual help and volunteers. Vincent de Paul organized the rich women of Paris to collect funds for his missionary projects, founded several hospitals, collected relief funds for the victims of war, and ransomed over 1,200 galley slaves from North Africa. The need to evangelize and assist these souls was so great and the demands beyond his own ability to meet that he founded the Ladies of Charity, a lay institute of woman, to help, as well as a religious institute of priests - the Congregation of Priests of the Mission, commonly referred to now as the Vincentians. His feast day is September 27th. Buy a pendant or add on a chain to make it a necklace. Get St. Vincent de Paul medals in either sterling silver, gold-filled or 14kt solid gold all made in the USA and with lifetime guarantees.