John of Matha
John of Matha, OSsT (1160–1213) was a French Catholic priest and cofounder of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity, initially dedicated to ransoming Christians who had been captured by marauders from North Africa.
Saint John of Matha OSsT | |
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A statue of Saint John of Matha discussing freedom from slavery and sin with a pirate in the University of Mary's Crow's Nest Campus Restaurant. | |
| Confessor; Founder of the Trinitarians | |
| Born | 23 June 1160 Faucon-de-Barcelonnette |
| Died | 17 December 1213 (aged 53) Rome |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Cultus confirmed 21 October 1666 by Pope Alexander VII |
| Feast | 17 December (Ordinary Form); 8 February (Extraordinary Form) |
| Attributes | purse, man in Trinitarian habit, with the white with blue and red cross on the breast, with chains in his hands or at his feet, captives near him, and his mitre at his feet |
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