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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]
Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew) [a] (Koine Greek: Ματθαῖος, romanized: Matthaîos; Aramaic: ܡܬܝ, romanized: Mattāy) was 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 as Matthew the Evangelist .
Robert Matthias in his pontifical robes. Robert Matthews (1788–c. 1841) was an American carpenter, businessman, and religious figure who gathered a cult-like following in 1830s New York. His aliases included Robert Matthias, Jesus Matthias, Matthias the Prophet, and Joshua the Jewish Minister. Matthews successfully converted three wealthy ...
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 ...
The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew (Italian: Martirio di San Matteo; 1599–1600) is a painting by the Italian master Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.It is located in the Contarelli Chapel of the church of the French congregation San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome, where it hangs opposite The Calling of Saint Matthew and beside the altarpiece The Inspiration of Saint Matthew, both by Caravaggio.
Year of death Type 1; 1 Philip and James, Apostles n/a HD 6 (or Dec 27) John the Evangelist: n/a HD 8 Julian of Norwich, Spiritual Teacher c. 1417 Com 12 Florence Nightingale, Nurse, Social Reformer 1910 Com 14 St. Matthias the Apostle: n/a HD 19 St. Dunstan of Canterbury, Abp of Canterbury 988 Com 25 Bede, Priest, Religious, Scholar, Teacher ...
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
Pope Benedict XVI, The Apostles. Full title is The Origins of the Church – The Apostles and Their Co-Workers. published 2007, in the US: ISBN 978-1-59276-405-1; different edition published in the UK under the title: Christ and His Church – Seeing the face of Jesus in the Church of the Apostles, ISBN 978-1-86082-441-8. Carson, D.A.