Society of Saint Vincent de Paul

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
	Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
Named after	St. Vincent de Paul
Founded	April 23, 1833
Founder	Blessed Frédéric Ozanam; Mr. Emmanuel Bailly
Focus	Sanctification of members; through service of the poor
Area served	153 Countries
Members	Estimated 800,000
Superior General	Fr. Bertin Sanon, R.S.V.
Website	ssvpglobal.org

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP or SVdP or SSVP) is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor. Started by Frédéric Ozanam and Emmanuel Bailly and named after Vincent de Paul, the organization is part of the global Vincentian Family of Catholic organizations.

Innumerable Catholic parishes have established "conferences", most of which affiliate with a diocesan council. Among its varied efforts to offer material help to the poor or needy, the Society also has thrift stores which sell donated goods at a low price and raise money for the poor.^[5] There are a great variety of outreach programs sponsored by the local conferences and councils, addressing local needs for social services.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "International Associations of the Faithful", Pontifical Council for the Laity
^ ""Origins", International Confederation Society-of-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul". Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
^ "International Confederation of the Society of St Vincent de Paul".
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference global was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Years, SVDP USA | Providing Assistance to Those in Need for Over 150. "Assistance/Services". www.svdpusa.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[vatican-1] "International Associations of the Faithful", Pontifical Council for the Laity

[2] ""Origins", International Confederation Society-of-Saint-Vincent-de-Paul". Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

[3] "International Confederation of the Society of St Vincent de Paul".

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[5] Years, SVDP USA | Providing Assistance to Those in Need for Over 150. "Assistance/Services". www.svdpusa.org. Retrieved 27 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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