St. Matthias was brought before the council of high elders as a “seducer” for preaching Christ as the son of God. Matthias, inspired by the Holy Ghost demonstrated with firm argument that him who they …

Jun 23, 2025 · Who was Matthias in the Bible? Matthias, short for the name Mattathias, means “gift of Yahweh.” This meaning is fitting, for Matthias became one of the Twelve, replacing Judas after that …

Sep 10, 2019 · Matthias the Apostle was one of the twelve main disciples of Jesus Christ. He’s the only disciple who wasn’t personally called by Jesus. Instead, the other disciples chose him to replace …

Saint Matthias is the patron of carpenters, tailors, those with smallpox, and in prayers for perseverence and for hope. His feast was originally celebrated on February 24 (or February 25 in leap years) but in …

Matthias was the disciple chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot, who had betrayed Jesus and taken his own life. His selection, recorded in Acts 1:15-26, took place shortly after Jesus’ ascension, …

Matthias (Hangul: 마티아스, ma-tia-seu) is a former Great Brother of the Middle and the master of Kira, as well as being one of the five parental figures assigned to training Yoshihide as a Nursefather of …

Acts reveals that Matthias accompanied Jesus and the Apostles from the time of the baptism of Jesus to the Ascension and that, when it became time to replace Judas, the Apostles cast lots between …

The name Matthias is derived from a Hebrew name meaning “Gift of Yahweh.” He emerges in the New Testament as a disciple chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the Twelve Apostles.

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MATTHIAS mə thī’ əs (shortened form of Ματταθίας, G3478; Heb. מַתִּתְיָ֜הוּ, gift of Yahweh). This name, in various abbreviated forms, is frequently used in the Bible. In the form above, it is the name of the …