Matthew the Apostle

Saint Matthew the Apostle
Saint Matthew (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
Apostle, Evangelist, and Martyr
Born	Capernaum,[1] Galilee, Roman Empire
Died	1st century AD Ethiopia
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Church of the East Anglican Communion Lutheranism
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	21 September (Western Christianity) 22 October (Coptic Orthodox) 16 November (Eastern Christianity)
Attributes	Angel
Patronage	Accountants; Salerno, Italy; bankers; Osorno, Chile; tax collectors; perfumers; civil servants[2]
Major works	Gospel of Matthew

Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew)^[a] is named in the New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist.

The claim of his gospel authorship is rejected by most biblical scholars, though the "traditional authorship still has its defenders."^[3] The New Testament records that as a disciple, he followed Jesus. Church Fathers, such as Irenaeus and Clement of Alexandria, claim that Matthew preached the gospel to the Jewish community in Judea before going to other countries.

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