Saint Vincent Ferrer, o.p. (23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican friar, 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.
At the age of eighteen, Ferrer entered the Order of Preachers, commonly called the Dominican Order, in England also known as Black Friars. As soon as he had entered the novitiate of the Order, though, he experienced temptations urging him to leave. Even his parents pleaded with him to do so and become a secular priest.[12] He prayed and practiced penance to overcome these trials. Thus he succeeded in completing the year of probation and advancing to his profession.
For a period of three years, he read solely Sacred Scripture and eventually committed it to memory. He published a treatise on Dialectic Suppositions after his solemn profession, and in 1379 was ordained a Catholic priest at Barcelona. He eventually became a Master of Sacred Theology and was commissioned by the Order to deliver lectures on philosophy. He was then sent to Barcelona and eventually to the University of Lleida, where he earned his doctorate in theology.
Vincent Ferrer is described as a man of medium height, with a lofty forehead and very distinct features. His hair was fair in color and tonsured. His eyes were very dark and expressive; his manner gentle. Pale was his ordinary color. His voice was strong and powerful, at times gentle, resonant, and vibrant.
Vincent died on 5 April 1419 at Vannes in Brittany, at the age of 69, and was buried in Vannes Cathedral. He was canonized by Pope Calixtus III on 3 June 1455. His feast day is celebrated on 5 April.
The general attributes of sculpture of St. Vincent Ferrer: Dominican habit, Tongue of flame, Pulpit, Trumpet, Wings, Bible
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Stal se v 17 letech dominikánem a zacal se intenzivne venovat kázání. Pozdeji odešel do Avignonu a stal se rádcem vzdoropapeže Benedikta XIII. Po odchodu z Avignonu, v roce 1399, procházel Evropou a kázal o hríchu a vecnosti.[1] Významné bylo jeho pusobení na Iberském poloostrove, kde probíhala rekonkvista a kde údajne (napr. v Toledu) privedl mnoho muslimu a židu ke krestanské víre. Kolem roku 1414 vyvíjel pres krále Ferdinanda I. snahu o svržení vzdoropapeže. Na záver života žil ve Francii, v oblasti Bretane a Normandie.
V roce 1455 jej kanonizoval Kalixt III. Svátek je slaven 5. dubna.
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