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Matthew the Apostle
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Christian evangelist and apostle (10-74)
Matthew was one of Jesus's twelve apostles and a Christian evangelist who, according to tradition, wrote one of the four Gospels in the New Testament. His life and writings have been foundational to Christianity for nearly 2,000 years, making him a central figure in Christian history and theology.
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- human
- Part of
- Twelve Apostles
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Land of Israel
- Place of death
- Ethiopia
- Father
- Alphaeus
- Occupation
- publican
- Position held
- apostle
- Religion
- Christianity
- Student of
- Jesus
- Image
- Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib - Portrait of Matthew - Walters W5923A - Full Page.jpg
- Residence
- Capernaum
- Significant event
- Calling of Matthew
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- manner of death
- unnatural death
- cause of death
- decapitation
- subject has role
- Four Evangelists
- Commons category
- Saint Matthew
- date of birth
- 0010-01-01
- date of death
- 0074-00-00
- canonization status
- saint
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint Matthew
- described by source
- Wikitólica
- name in native language
- מתתיהו
- feast day
- November 16
- present in work
- Acts of the Apostles
- P6482
- Matthew the Apostle
- P13311
- Timothy Dalton
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthew the Apostle was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to many Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist.
The New Testament records that as an Apostle, he followed Jesus. Church Fathers, such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, relate that Matthew preached the gospel in Judea before going to other countries.
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