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Matthew Kadalikattil
Indian priest (1882-1935)
SaintBritish RajPost-1588
Born
1882
Died
1935
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Matthew Kadalikattil, born on 25 April 1872 at Edappady in India and died at Palai on 23 May 1935, was an Indian Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, founder of the Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Heart, recognised as Venerable on 27 June 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Matthew Kadalikattil (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Diocese of Palai (Kerala) — Venerable Mathew Kadalikkattil — His own diocese lists him: born 25 April 1872, ordained 1901, died 23 May 1935; Servant of God 12 April 1989 and declared Venerable in 2011.
- Wikidata Q1280610 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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