Just like St. Bartholomew, St. Matthew’s primary New Testament claims to fame are his call to be an Apostle and his listing among the Apostles. Apart from that, there’s not much said about him in the ...
Matthew (also known as Levi in the Gospels of Luke and Mark) was a Jewish tax collector, or publican, living in Capernaum. Tax collectors at that time were known as dishonest and corrupt people who ...
On Sept 21, Episcopalians celebrated the feast of St. Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist who is traditionally considered the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament canon. As an evangelist, he ...
In this painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) the Apostle Matthew is depicted writing his Gospel while being guided by an angel. He is believed to have established ...
St. Matthew the Apostle is Eastern Orthodox, a mission of the Diocese of the South, Orthodox Church of America. Its roots are in Russian Orthodoxy stemming from Russian missionaries establishing ...
Like all Orthodox churches, worship at St. Matthew the Apostle is a visual experience, with icons, vestments and candles. For 10 of its 13 years of existence, though, there was an incongruous presence ...