St. Vincent Ferrer
Apr 05
Patron Saint of Builders, Prisoners, Construction Workers, Plumbers, Fishermen and Spanish Orphanages
Vincent Ferrer, although born in Valencia in Spain, was from Scotch-English descent on his father’s side.
His parents instilled in him a deep devotion to Our Lord and Our Lady and a tremendous love for the poor.
In 1367 he entered the Dominican Order, and before he reached the age of twenty-one was already teaching philosophy at Lérida, the most famous university in Catalonia.