The Inferno · Character
St. Vincent de Paul
Saint invoked as a model of charity and spiritual guidance.
minor
Also known as St. Paul
First appearance: II: St. Louis Leads Me to Orfila
St. Vincent de Paul shows up with force in I: The Hand of the Invisible. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The Augustine nun at the hospital, who cares for the narrator and facilitates his access to the apothecary and laboratory.
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In I: The Hand of the Invisible: The Augustine nun at the hospital, who cares for the narrator and facilitates his access to the apothecary and laboratory. Later, in II: St. Louis Leads Me to Orfila: St. Louis is…
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