Christian Verheyde, a member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, has spent many years educating the public about the captivating figure of Frédéric Ozanam – a committed layman, a husband and father, a scholar at the service of the poor, and a man with a living faith and a concrete spirituality. Verheyde has been active since his youth in associations for the promotion of culture and charitable works. In 2002, together with his wife and a team of Vincentians, he founded the Frédéric Ozanam Welcome Center in Lille (France) which helps the most destitute.