Vincent Ferrier

See also: Ferrier (homonymy)

Vincent Ferrier , Dominican priest (Valencian Sant Vicent To shoe) Spanish born in 1350 close to Valence (Spain), celebrates for its public preachings.

Its charisma and its popular influence are such as it becomes a key character in the disorders politico-monks related to the Great Schism of Occident. Near to Pedro de Luna, then cardinal and future Benoit XIII, Vincent Ferrier adopts the papacy of Avignon first of all, rejecting the legitimacy of Urbain VI in his treaty Of moderno ecclesiae schismate . He becomes thereafter confessor of Benoît XIII, from now on antipape and emblematic figure of resistance to Rome. But, in a preoccupation with a union of the Church, it ends up being resigned to give up the cause of Benoit to recognize the Roman pope. Its official act of renunciation intervenes in 1416, at the time where the Concile of Constancy gets busy to put an end to the Schism.

Untiring preacher and evangelist of Europe during twenty years, of 1399 with its death, he traverses Spain, Italy, Switzerland, and goes even as far as Scotland. He is often accompanied by an impressive quantity disciples, so much so that he must primarily preach in external big spaces to be able to be heard of crowd. One lends the gift of the languages to him, within sight of his capacity to be communicated with so many different people.

Apart from the papal questions, its political role is particularly important in Spain, where it helps Ferdinand de Castille to reach the crown of Aragon in a context of difficult succession (cf Compromis of Caspe). It is also known there to have directed the massacres which brought the appropriation of a synagog of Tolède then its transformation into the church Santa Maria Blanca

France is not forgotten in its missions, it traverses all the South of it before being called in Brittany in 1418 by Jean V, duke of Brittany. It furrows practically all Brittany of city downtown during nearly two years and returns to Vannes, exhausted, where it dies in 1419.

Canonized in 1455 by Calixte III. The April 5th celebrates.

Protection

Manufacturers
Manufacturers of bricks and tiles; roofers

Devotions particular

Called upon against the epilepsy and the headache

Some other Vincent saint

Holy Vincent (deacon of Saragossa, martyr with Valence in Spain)
Holy Vincent of Paul
Holy Vincent de Digne
Holy Vincent de Troyes

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