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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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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

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