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Matthias, Saint
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Hebrew: Mattithiah, gift of Jahveh)
Disciple selected with Barsabas, after the Ascension, from those followers of Christ who were deemed qualified for appointment to the Apostleship vacant through the betrayal and death of Judas. After prayer and a solemn appeal to lots, Matthias was chosen (Acts 1). As a disciple he had attended Christ from His Baptism until His Ascension. Details of his life and death vary; according to one legend he was crucified in Ethiopia; another maintains that he was stoned and beheaded by the Jews, in Jerusalem. Relics at Trier. Feast, Roman Calendar, February 25,.
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Entry for 'Matthias, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/matthias-saint.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Matthias, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/m/matthias-saint.html. 1910.
