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Theobald Mathew (10 October 1790 – 8 December 1856) [1] was an Irish Catholic priest and teetotalist reformer, popularly known as Father Mathew. He was born at Thomastown, near Golden, County Tipperary, on 10 October 1790, to James Mathew and his wife Anne, daughter of George Whyte, of Cappaghwhyte. [2] .
Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew) (Koine Greek: Ματθαῖος, romanized: Matthaîos; Aramaic: ܡܬܝ, romanized: Mattāy) is named in the New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew , and thus is also known ...
5 days ago · Saint Matthew, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the traditional author of the first Synoptic Gospel (the Gospel According to Matthew). Other than naming Matthew in the list of Apostles, the New Testament offers scant and uncertain information about his life.
Oct 13, 2015 · Father Mathew, born in 1790 in Thomastown, Co. Tipperary, launched his "Cork Total Abstinence Society" in 1838. Designed to keep a person sober for life, the Pledge could be made by anybody, “either with or without an alcohol problem”.
Theobald Mathew was a Capuchin monk whose life’s work in helping the destitute of Cork, chiefly during the Cholera outbreak 1832, the Great Famine 1845, and Temperance campaigns; made him one of the most greatly revered figures in Ireland.
Theobald Mathew (born Oct. 10, 1790, Thomastown, County Tipperary, Ire.—died Dec. 8, 1856, Cobh, County Cork) was an Irish priest and orator known as the “Apostle of Temperance .” Ordained in 1813, Mathew entered the Capuchin order, of which he was made provincial in 1822.
Theobald Mathew (10 October 1790 – 8 December 1856) was an Irish Catholic priest and teetotalist reformer, popularly known as Father Mathew. He was born at Thomastown, near Golden, County Tipperary, on 10 October 1790, to James Mathew and his wife Anne, daughter of George Whyte, of Cappaghwhyte.
