Matthew of Agrigento
Italian Roman Catholic bishop and blessed
Feast: 7 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Palermo, the death of Blessed Matthew of Agrigento (Matteo Guimerá), bishop of Agrigento, of the Order of Minors, devotee and promoter of the Most Holy Name of Jesus.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 7 January as a Franciscan bishop of Agrigento who promoted devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 7 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q11771482 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Matteo da Gimara (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.