Venerable Mathew of Kadalikkattil | |
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| Syro-Malabar priest | |
| Born | 25 April 1872 Palai, Kerala |
| Died | 23 May 1935 (aged 63) Kerala, India |
Kadalikkattil Mathai Kathanar was the founder of Sacred Heart Congregation. [1] He was born on 25 April 1872 in Palai, Kerala, India. He was a Syro- Malabar Catholic Priest of the Carmelite Congregation. He was Ordained a priest on 17 February 1901. He founded Sacred Heart Congregation on 1 January 1911. He died on 23 May 1935. He was announced ' Servant of God' on 12 November 1989 and raised to the state of ' Venerable' on 27 October 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. [2] [3]
References
- ^ "Sacred Heart Congregation". www.shcongregation.org. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ ":: VENERABLE FR. MATHEW KADALIKKATTIL ::". www.kadalikkattilachan.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Congregation". www.stmatthewssh.org. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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