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All beginnings are somewhat strange but we must have patience, and little by little, we shall find things, which at first were obscure, becoming clearer.

Vincent de Paul

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Vincent de Paul
Age: 79 †
Born: 1581
Born: April 24
Died: 1660
Died: September 27
Catholic Priest
Priest
Things
Strange
Shall
Littles
Clearer
Find
Beginnings
Little
Somewhat
Firsts
Obscure
First
Patience
Must
Becoming

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