Matt Talbot | |
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 Portrait of Matt Talbot, from the only known photograph. | |
| Born | 2 May 1856 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 7 June 1925 (aged 69) Dublin, Ireland |
| Resting place | Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Seán McDermott Street, Dublin |
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| Major works | Piety, charity and mortification of the flesh |
Matthew Talbot, TOSF (2 May 1856 – 7 June 1925) was an Irish ascetic revered by many Catholics for his piety, charity and mortification of the flesh.
Talbot was a manual labourer. Though he lived alone for most of his life, Talbot did live with his mother for a time.[2] His life would have gone unnoticed were it not for the cords and chains discovered on his body when he died suddenly on a Dublin street in 1925. He was a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
Though he has not yet been formally recognized as a saint, he has been declared Venerable and is considered a patron of those struggling with alcoholism.[1][3] He is commemorated on 19 June.[4]
- ^ a b Leonard Foley OFM, "Venerable Matt Talbot", in Saint of the Day, Lives, Lessons, and Feast, (revised by Pat McCloskey OFM), Franciscan Media, ISBN 978-0-86716-887-7
- ^ 1911 Census of Dublin
- ^ Don Miller OFM, "Venerable Matt Talbot", Franciscan Media
- ^ LaPointe, Fr. Larry, "Matt Talbot", Connecticut College Archived 1 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine