Matthew, or Levi, son of Alpheus, lived in Capernaum. He was a publican or tax collector. He wrote the Gospel that bears his name. He died a martyr in Ethiopia. The call of Matthew to the apostolic ...

In this painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) the Apostle Matthew is depicted writing his Gospel while being guided by an angel. He is believed to have established ...

Just like St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew’s primary New Testament claims to fame are his call to be an Apostle and his listing among the Apostles. Apart from that, there’s not much said about him in the ...

February is St Matthias’s Day. Matthias is known as “the 13th apostle”, but who was he and what do we know about him? This is ...

Matthew (also known as Levi in the Gospels of Luke and Mark) was a Jewish tax collector, or publican, living in Capernaum. Tax collectors at that time were known as dishonest and corrupt people who ...

he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat ...

(RFE/RL) August 30, 2006 -- A Kyrgyz archaeologist believes he may have located the burial place of the Apostle Matthew. Vladimir Ploskikh told a news briefing in Bishkek today that his team this ...

The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington D.C., most commonly known as St. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle has hosted 24 events in the C-SPAN Video ...

In the Church calendar Wednesday, September 21, will be celebrated as the Feast of St Matthew, apostle and evangelist. Matthew, aka Levi, was a tax collector, an odd man out of the 12 disciples of ...

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, was also named Levi (Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27); he was one of the Twelve Apostles (Mark 3:18; Luke 6:45; Acts 1:13), and was brother of the Apostle James Alphaeus ...