John of Matha

Saint

John of Matha

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
Born23 June 1160
Faucon-de-Barcelonnette
Died17 December 1213 (1213-12-18) (aged 53)
Rome
Venerated inCatholic Church
CanonizedCultus confirmed 21 October 1666 by Pope Alexander VII
Feast17 December[1] (Ordinary Form); 8 February (Extraordinary Form)
Attributespurse, 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

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.

  1. ^ ""About the Trinitarians' Saints and Blesseds"". Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2013-02-22.