Saint Matthias
Apostle
Born	unknown,
Died	80
Feast	May 14 (Roman Catholic, Anglican), August 9 (Eastern Orthodox), February 24 (Lutheran, Anglican)
Patronage	alcoholism; carpenters; Gary, Indiana; Great Falls-Billings, Montana; smallpox; tailors
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In the New Testament Acts of the Apostles, the author of the Gospel of Luke records that Matthias was the Apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot, following Judas's betrayal of Jesus and his suicide (Acts 1:21-26). Saint Matthias may refer to: Saint Matthias, the Apostle Robert Matthews, the 19th-century American religious con artist (a. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Events By place Roman Empire The Emperor Titus inaugurates the Flavian Amphitheatre with 100 days of games. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ... Main article: Anglicanism The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches. ... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      The... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ... Carpenter at work in Tennessee, June 1942. ... This article is about the city. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... This article is about the Christian scriptures. ... For the literature genre, see Acts of the Apostles (genre). ... The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά Λουκαν, Kata Loukan) is a synoptic Gospel, and the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      For... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      For other... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ...

Biography

Though there is no mention of a Matthias among the lists of disciples in the three synoptic gospels. According to Acts 1, in the days following the Ascension of Jesus, Peter proposed to the assembled disciples, who numbered about one hundred and twenty, that they choose one to fill the place of the traitor Judas in the apostolate: The Synoptic Gospels are the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. ... Also refers to the process of gaining Enlightenment and several meditation techniques. ...

23.So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24.Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25.to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs." 26.Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles. Joseph Barsabbas (also known as Justus) is a figure of early Christian history. ...

Eduard Zeller declared this narrative inconsistent with the history of the Apostles' movements, in that the Apostles were in Galilee after the Crucifixion. However, the Acts of the Apostles clearly states (i.12) that they returned to Jerusalem. Eduard Zeller (January 22, 1814 - March 19, 1908), was a German philosopher. ...

No further information about Matthias is to be found in the canonical New Testament. Even his name is variable: the Syriac version of Eusebius calls him throughout not Matthias but "Tolmai", i.e. Bartholomew, without confusing him with the Bartholomew who was originally one of the twelve Apostles; Clement of Alexandria says some identified him with Zacchaeus; the Clementine Recognitions identify him with Barnabas; Hilgenfeld thinks he is the same as Nathanael in the Gospel of John. A biblical canon is a list of Biblical books which establishes the set of books which are considered to be authoritative as scripture by a particular Jewish or Christian community. ... Eusebius is the name of several significant historical people: Pope Eusebius - Pope in AD 309 - 310. ... For other uses, see Bartholomew (disambiguation). ... This entry incorporates text from the public domain Eastons Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. ... Clementine literature (also called Clementia, Pseudo-Clementine Writings, The Preaching of Peter etc. ... Barnabas was an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament. ... Adolf Bernhard Christoph Hilgenfeld (June 2, 1823 - January 12, 1907) was a German Protestant divine. ... For other uses, see Gospel of John (disambiguation). ...

According to Nicephorus (Historia eccl., 2, 40), Matthias first preached the Gospel in Judea, then in Ethiopia (made out to be a synonym for the geographically quite separate Colchis, now Caucasian Georgia) and was crucified in Colchis. A marker placed in the ruins of the Roman fortress at Gonio (Apsaros) in the modern Georgian region of Adjara claims that Matthias is buried at that site. Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos, of Constantinople, the last of the Greek ecclesiastical historians, flourished around 1320. ... In ancient geography, Colchis (sometimes spelled also as Kolchis) (Greek: Κολχίς, kŏl´kĬs; Georgian: კოლხეთი, Kolkheti) was a nearly triangular district in Caucasus. ... Official language Georgian Capital Batumi ISO code GE.AJ Head of the Government Levan Varshalomidze Area  - Total  - % water 2,900 km² n/a Population  - Total (1989)  - Density 392,432 135. ...

The Synopsis of Dorotheus contains this tradition:

Matthias in interiore Æthiopia, ubi Hyssus maris portus et Phasis fluvius est, hominibus barbaris et carnivoris praedicavit Evangelium. Mortuus est autem in Sebastopoli, ibique prope templum Solis sepultus. ("Matthias preached the Gospel to barbarians and meat-eaters in the interior of Ethiopia, where the sea harbor of Hyssus is, at the mouth of the river Phasis. He died at Sebastopolis, and was buried there, near the Temple of the Sun.")

An extant Coptic Acts of Andrew and Matthias, places his activity similarly in "the city of the cannibals" in Ethiopia. Religions Coptic Orthodox Christianity, Coptic Catholicism, Protestantism Scriptures Bible Languages Mari, Coptic, Arabic, English, French, German A Copt (Coptic: , literally: Egyptian Christian) is a native Egyptian Christian. ...

Alternately, another tradition maintains that Matthias was stoned at Jerusalem by the Jews, and then beheaded (cf. Tillemont, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire ecclesiastique des six premiers siècles, I, 406-7). Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont (b. ...

According to Hippolytus of Rome, Matthias died of old age in Jerusalem. In Greek mythology, Hippolytus was a son of Theseus and either Antiope or Hippolyte. ...

Clement of Alexandria observed (Stromateis vi.13.): Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), was the first member of the Church of Alexandria to be more than a name, and one of its most distinguished teachers. ...

Not that they became apostles through being chosen for some distinguished peculiarity of nature, since also Judas was chosen along with them. But they were capable of becoming apostles on being chosen by Him who foresees even ultimate issues. Matthias, accordingly, who was not chosen along with them, on showing himself worthy of becoming an apostle, is substituted for Judas.

Writings

The lost Gospel of Matthias is attributed to Matthias. 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). ...

Veneration

Saint Matthias is venerated with a feast day in the Roman Catholic Church traditionally on February 24, but moved to May 14 in the 1970 reform of the calendar. The vigil of his feast, normally commemorated on February 23, moved to its own day in leap year, February 24, the traditional leap day, with the feast one day later on February 25. Catholic Church redirects here. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the Eastern Orthodox Church, his feast is celebrated on August 9. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      The... is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Anglican Church celebrates Matthias on either 14 May or 24 February. The Church of England's Book of Common Prayer liturgy celebrates Matthias on 24 February. According to the newer Common Worship liturgy he is celebrated on 14 May with a festival, although he may be celebrated on 24 February if desired. In the Episcopal church, his feast is on May ^[1] The Anglican Communion is a world-wide organisation of Anglican Churches. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Church of England logo since 1998 The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... For the novel, see A Book of Common Prayer. ... Common Worship is a series of books of services and prayers, known as a liturgy, published by the Church of England. ... The Episcopal Church may refer to several members of the Anglican Communion, including: Episcopal Church in the United States of America Scottish Episcopal Church Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East Episcopal Church of Cuba idk of the Sudan Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church ...

Saint Mathias the Apostle is buried in the oldest German town, Trier, in the Abbey of St. Matthias, and was brought there through Empress Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine I (the Great). Saint Mathias the Apostle, according to Greek sources, is buried in castle Gonio-Apsaros, Georgia. Trier (French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier) is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. ... Look up Helena in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus[2] (27 February c. ...

References

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Matthias

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