Apostle Matthew

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Christian saint New Testament person apostle biblical figure

Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

Aliases (6)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint → New Testament person → apostle → biblical figure →
alsoKnownAs	Levi → Levi the tax collector → Matthew the Apostle → Saint Matthew →
associatedWith	Galilee → early Christian community →
attributedWork	Gospel of Matthew →
authored	Gospel of Matthew →
calledBy	Jesus →
calledFrom	tax booth →
convertedBy	Jesus →
feastDay	16 November → 21 September →
feastDayIn	16 November in Eastern Christianity → 21 September in Western Christianity →
followed	Jesus →
genreOfWorkAuthored	gospel →
languageOfTradition	Greek →
martyrdomStatus	traditionally regarded as martyr →
memberOf	Twelve Apostles →
occupation	evangelist → gospel writer → missionary → tax collector →
patronage	accountants → bankers → customs officers → tax collectors →
religion	Christianity →
role	disciple of Jesus →
scriptureMention	Acts of the Apostles → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament →
symbol	angel → winged man →
taxCollectorFor	Roman authorities →
theologicalThemeOfWork	Jesus as Messiah → fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy →
traditionallyDiedIn	Ethiopia → Persia →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apostle Matthew ("Matthew the Apostle") → Apostle Matthew ("Saint Matthew") → Apostle Matthew ("Levi the tax collector") →	alsoKnownAs
Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin ("St. Matthew") → Matthew (ship) ("Saint Matthew") → San Mateo County, California ("St. Matthew") →	namedAfter
Gospel of Matthew ("Matthew the Apostle") → Gospel of Matthew ("Levi the tax collector") →	traditionallyAttributedTo
Capernaum ("Matthew the tax collector") →	associatedWith
Rosslyn Chapel ("Saint Matthew") →	dedicatedTo
The Calling of Saint Matthew ("Saint Matthew") →	depicts
Last Supper →	hasParticipant
Matthew ("Saint Matthew the Apostle") →	isAssociatedWithReligiousFigure