Matt Talbot
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For American alternative metal musician, see Matt Talbott.
Matthew Talbot (2 May 1856 – 7 June 1925) was an Irish ascetic revered by many Catholics for his piety, charity and mortification of the flesh.
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Born | (1856-05-02)2 May 1856 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 7 June 1925(1925-06-07) (aged 69) Dublin, Ireland |
Resting place | Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Seán McDermott Street, Dublin |
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Major works | Piety, charity and mortification of the flesh |
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Talbot was a manual labourer. Though he lived alone for most of his life, Talbot did live with his mother for a time.[2] His life would have gone unnoticed were it not for the cords and chains discovered on his body when he died suddenly on a Dublin street in 1925.
Though he has not yet been formally recognized as a saint, he has been declared Venerable and is considered a patron of those struggling with alcoholism.[1][3] He is commemorated on 19 June.[4]