Name
Matthias, the Apostle
Saint ID
S01784
Number in BHBHG 1229
BHG 1229
BHL 5695-5719
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Twelve Apostles and Paul, Other "Apostles"
| ID | Title | E03827 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 9 August *Aaron (first High Priest, brother of Moses, S01427), *Pantaleōn/Panteleēmōn (martyr of Nicomedia, S00596), *Matthias (the Apostle, S01784), *Dometios (monk of Syria, later 4th c., S00414), and Emilianos, a 9th c. confessor under Leo the Armenian. | E06931 | Aldhelm's poem On Saint Matthias the Apostle records the dedication of a shrine (dilubrum) to *Matthias (the Apostle, S01784), presumably in Britain. Written in Latin in southern Britain, c. 670/710. | E07748 | List of relics and diptych from the monastery of the Holy *Apostles (S02422) and *Martyrs (S02818) at Arles (southern Gaul), giving the names of saints whose relics were deposited in the monastery and the people for whom prayers were to be offered in the liturgy. The list contains the names of all the Apostles, as well as *Mary (mother of Christ, S00033), *John the Baptist (S00020), and *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), together with four Gallic martyrs, *Genesius (martyr of Arles, S00263), *Symphorianus (martyr of Autun, S00322), *Baudilius (martyr of Nîmes, S00383), and *Victor (martyr of Marseille, S00382), and three Gallic bishops, *Hilary (bishop of Poitiers, ob. 367, S00183), *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), and *Caesarius (bishop of Arles, ob. 542, S00491). Written in Latin at Arles, in 600/650. | E07880 | The Greek Acts of Andrew and Matthias narrate how *Matthias (the Apostle, S01784) is held prisoner in the land of the anthropophagoi (cannibals), and is rescued by *Andrew (the Apostle, S00288). Skeleton entry |
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