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St. John de Matha
Founder
St. John de Matha founded the Order of the Most Holy Trinity at Cerfroid, France about 1193. He wrote the Order’s Rule, which was approved by Pope Innocent III in 1198. Professing the Rule with great zeal, he was very active in redeeming Christian captives and performing works of mercy.
All his life he sought the glory of the Triune God, whose mystery of love and redemption he set as the foundation and purpose of the Order. He died in Rome in the house of St. Thomas In Formis on the Caelian Hill on December 17, 1213. His parents were wealthy and sent him away to school so that he could receive the best education. He used the money his parents sent him to help the poor.
He spent his free time performing other works of charity and paid visits to the local hospital to tend the sick St. John was born of very pious and noble parents, at Faucon, on the borders of Provence, June the 24th, 1169, dedicated him to He gave the poor a considerable part of his money his parents sent him for his own use; he visited the hospital every Friday, assisting the poor sick, dressing and cleansing their sores, and affording them all the comfort in his power.
All his life he sought the glory of the Triune God, whose mystery of love and redemption he set as the foundation and purpose of the Order. He died in Rome in the house of St. Thomas In Formis on the Caelian Hill on December 17, 1213. His parents were wealthy and sent him away to school so that he could receive the best education. He used the money his parents sent him to help the poor.
He spent his free time performing other works of charity and paid visits to the local hospital to tend the sick St. John was born of very pious and noble parents, at Faucon, on the borders of Provence, June the 24th, 1169, dedicated him to He gave the poor a considerable part of his money his parents sent him for his own use; he visited the hospital every Friday, assisting the poor sick, dressing and cleansing their sores, and affording them all the comfort in his power.
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Our Lady of Good Remedy
St. John founded the Trinitarians to go to the slave markets, buy the Christian slaves and set them free. To carry out this plan, the Trinitarians needed large amounts of money.
So, they placed their fund-raising efforts under the patronage of Mary. In gratitude for her assistance, St. John of Matha honored Mary with the title of “Our Lady of Good Remedy.”
Devotion to Mary under this ancient title is widely known in Europe and Latin America, and the Church celebrates her feast day on October 8. Our Lady of Good Remedy is often depicted as the Virgin Mary handing a bag of money to St. John of Matha.