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Matthew the Hermit
Syrian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 18 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
301
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Matthew the Hermit (Arabic: القديس مار متى الناسك; Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܡܬܝ Mor Mattai) was a 4th-century Christian priest. He is venerated as a saint in the Syriac Orthodox Church. His feast day is on the 18th of September.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q6754409 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Matthew the Hermit (CC BY-SA)
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