Matthias

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Matthias is the disciple chosen to join the Twelve Apostles after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot.

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Label Occurrences
Matthias canonical 18

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
New Testament person
apostle
appointedBy God
associatedWith early Christian mission
associatedWithEvent replacement of Judas Iscariot in the apostolic college
category 1st-century Christian martyr
1st-century Jew
chosenBy the remaining eleven apostles
contemporaryOf Apostle James the Greater
surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Apostle John
surface form: John the Apostle

Apostle Peter
surface form: Peter the Apostle
criteriaForSelection had accompanied Jesus from John’s baptism to the Ascension
witness of the Resurrection
feastDay 14 May (Roman Catholic, post–Vatican II)
24 February (traditional Western date)
9 August (Eastern Orthodox)
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfName Greek
memberOf Twelve Apostles
mentionedIn Acts 1:15–26
Acts of the Apostles
nameDerivedFrom Hebrew name Mattityahu
nameMeaning gift of Yahweh
patronage alcoholics (in some traditions)
tailors (in some traditions)
religion Christianity
replaced Judas Iscariot
role disciple of Jesus
seeAlso Acts of the Apostles
Judas Iscariot
Twelve Apostles
selectionMethod casting lots
symbol axe
book
halberd
title Saint Matthias
traditionallyMartyredIn Jerusalem
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apostles replacementMember Matthias
Matthias Zurbriggen givenName Matthias
Matthias Castrén givenName Matthias
Matthias Erzberger givenName Matthias
Christian Matthias Theodor givenName Matthias
subject surface form: Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen
the twelve newMemberAfterReplacement Matthias
subject surface form: the Twelve
Matthias Corvinus givenName Matthias
Zurbriggen givenName Matthias
subject surface form: Matthias Zurbriggen
Castrén givenName Matthias
subject surface form: Matthias Alexander Castrén
Matthaeus isCognateWith Matthias
Matteo relatedName Matthias
Mathieu hasVariant Matthias
Mats shortFormOf Matthias
Matthias Brandt givenName Matthias