Blessed Matthew Of Agrigento
Also known as: Matthew Guimerà; Matteo Cimarra
Feast Day
7 January; 8 February
Born
1377 on the Via Arco di San Francesco di Paola in Rabbato, Agrigento, Italy
Died
7 January 1450 in the Franciscan monastery of Santa Maria di Gesù, Palermo, Sicily (in modern Italy) of natural causes; buried at the Santa Maria di Gesù monastery; miracles reported at the grave
Beatified
21 February 1767 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Matthew of Agrigento, also known as Matthew GuimerÖ or Matteo Cimarra, was a Franciscan friar and a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 15th century. Born in 1377 on the Via Arco di San Francesco di Paola in Rabbato, Agrigento, Italy, Matthew dedicated his life to the service of God and the Church.
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