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* '''Vincentian''': a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. an international Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to helping the poor. It was founded on 1833. | * '''Vincentian''': a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. an international Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to helping the poor. It was founded on 1833. | ||
| − | * '''Vincentio''' Duke in Shakespeare’s ''Measure for Measure'' who disguised himself as a monk | + | * '''Vincentio''': Duke in Shakespeare’s ''Measure for Measure'' who disguised himself as a monk |
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- Vincentian: a priest or brother belonging to the Congregation of the Mission, A Roman Catholic religious institute dedicated to serving the common people, and known as the Lazarites. Dating from 1624, the group has as patron Saint Vincent de Paul, was a seventeenth century French priest with a mission to the poor.
- Vincentian: a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. an international Catholic voluntary organization dedicated to helping the poor. It was founded on 1833.
- Vincentio: Duke in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure who disguised himself as a monk
