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Vincent Ferrer, O.P., (, ) (23 January 1350 – 5 April 1419) was a Valencian Dominican friar, who gained acclaim as a missionary and a logician. He is honored as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. ==Early life== Vincent was the fourth child of the nobleman Guillem Ferrer, who came from Palamós, and his Spanish wife, Constança Miquel.〔Dress, Clayton J. ''The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary''. Greenwood Press, 2001. ISBN 0-313-30588-9. (p. 490)〕 Legends surround his birth. It was said that his father was told in a dream by a Dominican friar that his son would be famous throughout the world. His mother is said never to have experienced pain when she gave birth to him. He was named after St. Vincent Martyr, the patron saint of Valencia.〔 He would fast on Wednesdays and Fridays and he loved the Passion of Christ very much. He would help the poor and distribute alms to them. He began his classical studies at the age of eight, his study of theology and philosophy at fourteen.〔(Reinhart, Albert. "St. Vincent Ferrer." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 11 Feb. 2015 )〕 Four years later, at the age of eighteen, Ferrer entered the Order of Preachers,〔("St. Vincent Ferrer", Catholic News Agency )〕 commonly called the Dominican Order, in England also known as Blackfriars. As soon as he had entered the novitiate of the Order, though, he experienced temptations urging him to leave. Even his parents pleaded with him to do so and become a secular priest.〔(International website of the Order of Preachers "St. Vincent Ferrer" )〕 He prayed and practiced penance to overcome these trials. Thus he succeeded in completing the year of probation and advancing to his profession. For a period of three years, he read solely Sacred Scripture and eventually committed it to memory. He published a treatise on Dialectic Suppositions after his solemn profession, and in 1379 was ordained a Catholic priest at Barcelona. He eventually became a Master of Sacred Theology and was commissioned by the Order to deliver lectures on philosophy. He was then sent to Barcelona and eventually to the University of Lleida, where he earned his doctorate in theology.〔 Vincent Ferrer is described as a man of medium height, with a lofty forehead and very distinct features. His hair was fair in color and tonsured. His eyes were very dark and expressive; his manner gentle. Pale was his ordinary color. His voice was strong and powerful, at times gentle, resonant, and vibrant.〔(Minnaji O.P., Cora. "Biography: The Life of St. Vincent Ferrer: The Wonder Worker". The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, NYC )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vincent Ferrer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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