Excerpt from The Life of S. Vincent De Paul: With an Appendix, Containing Some of His Letters The authorities which have been consulted for this little book are, Vie de S. Vincent de Paul, par Louis Abelly, Eveque de Rodez; Vie de S. Vincent de Paul, par Collet, Pretre de la Mission; L'Esprit de S. Vincent de Paul, par M. Andre Joseph Ansart; Vie de la venerable Louise de Marillac, veuve de M. le Gras, par M. Gobillon, revue, corrigee, et augmentee par Collet; S. Vincent de Paul, sa vie, son temps, ses uvres, son influence, par M. l'Abbe Maynard; and Sismondi's Histoire des Francais. Abelly and Collet were both contemporaries of S. Vincent's, though his juniors. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."