) ▁in ▁C ana con a ▁the ▁previous ▁night , ▁Mat an hy ▁suffered ▁a ▁massive ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁hours ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁ 3 ▁am ▁in ▁Camp al , ▁Go a . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁the ▁c emetery ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Thomas , ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁village ▁of ▁C ans a ul im , ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁mass ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Go a ▁e ▁Dam ão , ▁Fil ipe ▁N eri ▁Ferr ão ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 0 0 ▁pri ests . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁around ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁In ▁her ▁e ul ogy , ▁his ▁wife ▁Al ina ▁S ald anha ▁said ▁he ▁wished ▁to ▁live ▁after ▁death . ▁This ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ' s ▁teach ings . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁Mat an hy ▁S ald anha ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Go a , ▁Man oh ar ▁Par rik ar ▁at ▁C ans a ul im ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁South ▁Go a ▁District ▁Collect or ate ▁Building ▁in ▁F at ord a , ▁Mar ga o ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Mat an hy ▁as ▁the ▁" Mat an hy ▁S ald