St. Matthew Comments
St. Matthew, one of the twelve Apostles, is the author of the first Gospel. This has been the constant tradition of the Church and is confirmed by the Gospel itself. He was the son of Alpheus and was called to be an Apostle while sitting in the tax collectors place at Capernaum. Before his conversion he was a publican, i.e., a tax collector by profession. He is to be identified with the "Levi" of Mark and Luke. His apostolic activity was at ... Continue Reading
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he is my favorite saint he is amazing like me
he is 1 of my favorite saints
He is my favorite because he is named after me
Matthew rocks
WOW Mathew was one of the 12 apostles.....that is really good. but i need to know how he became a saint,date of death,when he became a saint....I can't tell you why
when was he born
i love that name,Mathew.
how did he become a saint
how did he become a saint? i need it for assignment
hi
wen was he born? i need that info for a assignment.
DID HE DO IT
my parents gave me this holy name..
i have his name
he has my name
I've also chosen his name too!
kind of helpful to right a seventh grade religion paper
he looks ok
im picking him for my confirmation name too
i am picking Matthew for my Conformation name.