paragraph_text: Ivan od Mathe (francuski Jean de Matha; Faucon-de-Barcelonnette, 23. lipnja? 1160. — Rim, 17. prosinca 1213.) bio je francuski katolički svetac<ref>Frederick George Holweck (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UBrBF9ovW1MC&pg=PA51&dq=john+of+matha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=-8RLVeHTL82NyASwhYGABw&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=john%20of%20matha&f=false Stevens, Clifford. "St. John of Matha", One Year Book of Saints.] i osnivač reda Presvetog Trojstva (Ordo Sanctissimae Trinitatis et captivorum),[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15045d.htm Moeller, Charles. "Order of Trinitarians." Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912.] čija je zadaća bila otkupljenje kršćanskih zarobljenika. Njegov je suradnik i suputnik bio sveti Feliks iz Valoisa.