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The tradition of the Greeks says that St. Matthias spread Christianity around Cappadocia and on the coasts of the Caspian Sea, residing chiefly near the port Issus. [5] According to Nicephorus ( Historia eccl. , 2, 40), Matthias first preached the Gospel in Judaea , then in Aethiopia (by the region of Colchis , now in modern-day Georgia ) and was crucified. [3]
St. Matthias ; Western feast day February 24, Eastern feast day August 9) was, in the New Testament, among the 12 Apostles, the disciple who, according to Acts of the Apostles 1:21–26, was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after Judas betrayed Jesus. Jesus’ choice of 12 Apostles points to a
Saint Matthias is only mentioned by name once in the New Testament in the Acts of the Apostles. Acts 1:21-26 tells of the full account when Saint Matthias was chosen to become the Apostle who would replace Judas Iscariot. [Peter said], “So one of the men who have accompanied us during all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us ...
The apostles knew that only the Lord could know what was in the heart of each. They cast lots in order to discover God's will and Matthias was chosen. He was the twelfth apostle and the group was whole again as they waited for the coming of the Holy Spirit. That's the first we hear of Matthias in Scripture, and the last.
May 25, 2024 · St. Matthias, Apostle Feast day: May 14. St. Matthias, Apostle. Matthias, whose name means “gift of God”, was the disciple chosen to replace Judas as one of the twelve Apostles. The Acts of ...
May 14, 2022 · Saint Matthias’ Story According to Acts 1:15-26, during the days after the Ascension Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers—about 120 of Jesus’ followers. Now that Judas had betrayed his ministry, it was necessary, Peter said, to fulfill the scriptural recommendation that another should take his office.
Saint Matthias the Apostle. May 14: Saint Matthias the Apostle—Feast. After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.
