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Vincent de Paul's Ordination

Vincent de Paul was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600, in a chapel at Château L'Evèque, a village in the south of France. There is a certain amount of controversy surrounding this date, as it would mean he was only 19 years of age at the time, making him below the required canonical age for priesthood ordination. It seems the reforms of the Council of Trent had not yet reached this corner of France. Further discussion centres around the reasons for Vincent going to Château L'Evèque, in the hills of the Dordogne, and some distance from Toulouse where he was then residing, for his ordination.

The picture at top right of this page shows an aerial view of the village of Château L'Evèque. The picture on the left of the page shows the interior of the Chapel where Vincent was ordained. A plaque on the left wall commemorates his ordination. This Chapel is now forms part of the transept in the present day Church.

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Château L'Evèque, Australian Provincial Website, CM Australia