Vincent de Paul, the Lazarist Mission, and French Catholic Reform - Forrestal, Alison (Acting Head and Lecturer in History, Acting Head and Lecturer in History, School of Humanities, National University of Ireland, Galway)

A major reassessment of the thought and activities of the key figure of the seventeenth-century French Catholic Reformation, Vincent de Paul, exploring how he formed a congregation of secular missionaries, the Lazarists, who were responsible for the delivery of missions, formation and training of clergy, and promotion of confraternal welfare.