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  2. Matthias the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    Matthias (/ m ə ˈ θ aɪ ə s /; Koine Greek: Ματθίας, Matthías [maθˈθi.as], from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ; died c. AD 80) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, chosen by God through the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter's betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. [1]

  3. Matthias of Jerusalem - Wikipedia

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    Matthias of Jerusalem (died 120 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian saint and a Bishop of Jerusalem, whose episcopacy was about 113–120 AD. Matthew was probably bishop for few years after Tobias until 120. [1] [2] During his episcopacy, he dealt with a troubled political situation due to Roman persecution of Christians and a Jewish uprising. [3]

  4. Gospel of Matthias - Wikipedia

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    The Gospel of Matthias is a lost text from the New Testament apocrypha, ascribed to Matthias, the apostle chosen by lots to replace Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:15–26). The content has been surmised from various descriptions of it in ancient works by church fathers .

  5. Apostles in the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    Of the Twelve Apostles to hold the title after Matthias' selection, Christian tradition has generally passed down that all of the Twelve Apostles except John were martyred. It is traditionally believed that John survived all of them, living to old age and dying of natural causes at Ephesus sometime after AD 98, during the reign of Trajan .

  6. Matthew the Apostle - Wikipedia

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    Matthew in a painted miniature from a volume of Armenian Gospels dated 1609, held by the Bodleian Library. Matthew is mentioned in Matthew 9:9 [5] and Matthew 10:3 [6] as a tax collector (in the New International Version and other translations of the Bible) who, while sitting at the "receipt of custom" in Capernaum, was called to follow Jesus. [7]

  7. Joseph Barsabbas - Wikipedia

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    26 And they gave them lot, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. —Acts 1:21–26 D–R The English proper noun Justus shares the same origin than ancient Greek Ioustos (with the capital letter); [ 1 ] Saint Joseph , the father of Jesus, was named the "righteous" in Matthew 1:19 , an English translation ...

  8. Matthias - Wikipedia

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    Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening; Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle; In the arts: Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance; Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet

  9. John of the Cross - Wikipedia

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    In 1563 he entered the Carmelite Order, adopting the name John of St. Matthias. [ 15 ] [ 12 ] In the following year (1564), he made his first vows and enrolled in Salamanca University , where he studied theology and philosophy. [ 16 ]