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]
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 |
References
edit- ^ "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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