Vincentian

Vincentian
noun Date: 1854 1. a member of the Roman Catholic Congregation of the Mission founded by St. Vincent de Paul in Paris, France, in 1625 and devoted to missions and seminaries 2. a native or inhabitant of the island of St. Vincent • Vincentian adjective

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