Apostle · 1st century
Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
Also known as Levi
One of the Twelve Apostles, a former tax-collector who followed Christ and wrote the Gospel that bears his name, preaching in several lands and suffering martyrdom.
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Related Saints
- Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark · Apostle
- Apostle Peter · Apostle
- St. Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople · Hierarch
- Sts. Cyril & Methodius · Equal-to-the-Apostles
- St. Photini, the Samaritan Woman · Great Martyr
- Apostle James, Brother of Saint John the Theologian · Apostle
Notes
Not Matthias who replaced Judas.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints