DePaul University is a private Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Catholic university in terms of enrollment in North America. Following in the footsteps of its founders, DePaul places special emphasis on recruiting first-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds.
A 1911 photograph of DePaul University in the Chicago Daily News
DePaul University's basketball team (1908)
DePaul University's baseball team (1908)
DePaul University's football team (1916)
Congregation of the Mission
The Congregation of the Mission, abbreviated CM and commonly called the Vincentians or Lazarists, is a Catholic society of apostolic life of pontifical right for men founded by Vincent de Paul. It is associated with the Vincentian Family, a loose federation of organizations that look to Vincent de Paul as their founder or patron.
Father Franssen, head of the French Vincentian Mission in Urumiah, Iran (c. 1934)