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'''Saint Matthias''', born in the [[City]] of [[Bethlehem]], [[ | '''Saint Matthias''', born in the [[City]] of [[Bethlehem]], [[Judea]], [[Israel]], was an [[Apostle]] chosen to replace Judas Iscariot after his betrayal, as recorded in Acts 1:21–26.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Matthias the Apostle |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> A disciple from Jesus’s baptism by John to the Ascension, he was selected by lot over Joseph Barsabbas in [[Jerusalem]]’s Parish, c. 33 AD, to restore the Twelve Apostles.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Matthias |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-matthias-apostle-560 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> He preached in Judea, [[Cappadocia]], and near the Caspian Sea, using the [[Latin Rite]], and was martyred c. 80 AD, likely stoned and beheaded in Jerusalem, though Colchis crucifixion is noted.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Matthias |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Matthias |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> His resolve, akin to an [[Bishop|Archbishop of Paris]], fortified the early Church.<ref>{{cite book |last=Clement of Alexandria |title=Stromata |year=200 |publisher=Christian Classics Ethereal Library |chapter=Book VI |url=https://www.ccel.org/ccel/clement/stromata}}</ref> | ||
Canonized pre-Congregation, Matthias’s feast day, May 14, draws devotees to the Abbey of Santa Giustina in [[Padua]], [[Country|Italy]], where [[Helena (empress)|St. Helena]] interred his relics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Matthias the Apostle |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-matthias-the-apostle/ |website=Catholic Saints Info |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Patron of carpenters and recovering alcoholics, his axe symbolizes martyrdom. His legacy endures among | Canonized pre-Congregation, Matthias’s feast day, May 14, draws devotees to the Abbey of Santa Giustina in [[Padua]], [[Country|Italy]], where [[Helena (empress)|St. Helena]] interred his relics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Matthias the Apostle |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-matthias-the-apostle/ |website=Catholic Saints Info |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> Patron of carpenters and recovering alcoholics, his axe symbolizes martyrdom. His legacy endures among Saints in the [[Diocese|Diocese of Padua]], with Eastern Orthodox veneration on August 9.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Matthias |url=https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/saints/matthias-1156 |website=EWTN |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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=== Servant of God === | === Servant of God === | ||
No “Servant of God” process; Matthias’s veneration began in [[Jerusalem]]’s | No “Servant of God” process; Matthias’s veneration began in [[Jerusalem]]’s Parish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Matthias |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
===Venerable=== | ===Venerable=== | ||
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=== Canonization === | === Canonization === | ||
Canonized pre-Congregation, by the 4th century, affirmed among | Canonized pre-Congregation, by the 4th century, affirmed among Saints.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Matthias |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-matthias-apostle-560 |website=Catholic News Agency |access-date=2025-05-10}}</ref> | ||
==Miracles== | ==Miracles== | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
==Written about the saint== | === Written about the saint === | ||
* Acts of Andrew and Matthias (2nd century, apocryphal) | |||
* Clement of Alexandria, *Stromata* (3rd century) | * Clement of Alexandria, *Stromata* (3rd century) | ||
==Written by the saint== | === Written by the saint === | ||
* Gospel of Matthias (apocryphal, lost) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||