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
Attributes
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.


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