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<\/a>On January 25, 1617, Vincent de Paul entered the parish church at Folleville and gave a sermon to the assembled parishioners on the importance of forgiveness for healing lives and healing communities. The response to his words was overwhelming, and that response continues today not just here at DePaul University but around the world.<\/p>\nProduced by DePaul\u2019s Vincentian Studies Institute<\/a>, the Folleville project celebrates the 400th anniversary<\/a> of \u201cthe\u201d Vincentian Question by re-creating the parish church of Folleville to what scholars believe it looked like on that cold and wet January day in 1617. Detailed explanations of the historical, artistic, and architectural significance of the church are available through two kiosks which flank the permanent installation on the second floor of the John T. Richardson Library.\u00a0A YouTube video about the model and its significance is in production.<\/p>\n The Folleville model joins the other permanent historical exhibitions about Vincent de Paul and the Vincentian tradition which appear throughout the Richardson Library, and complements the Vincentian Studies Collection<\/a> available through the library’s Special Collections and Archives.\u00a0The model will be dedicated on Friday, January 26, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. The Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Ph.D., Vice President for Mission and Ministry and Professor of History served as the Executive Producer of this project.<\/p>\n More information on the model is available in this article from DePaul Newsline<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Folleville: The tiny town in northwestern France where it all began\u2026 Here the Vincentian Question of \u201cWhat must be done?\u201d was first asked.\u00a0Answering this question changed Vincent de Paul\u2019s life and made him a saint. We\u2019re still answering it 400 years later. On January 25, 1617, Vincent de Paul entered the parish church at Folleville <\/p>\n