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Saint Matthaeus Kohyoe

Also known as: Matthaeus of the Rosary; Mateo…; Matteo…; Matteus…

Saint

Feast Day

October 19

Died

October 19, 1633

Canonized

18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Beatified

18 February 1981 by Pope John Paul II

Biography

Saint Matthaeus Kohyoe, a Dominican novice and devoted catechist, stands as a witness to faith in the face of persecution. Though the precise date and place of his birth remain unknown, his life was dedicated to the service of the Church within the Dominican Order. As a novice, he embraced the contemplative and active dimensions of Dominican life, but his primary mission was the vital work of catechesis—teaching the faith to others, particularly to those seeking

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