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Saint Matthias
St Matthias by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1611
Apostle and Martyr
Born	1st century AD Judaea, Roman Empire
Died	c. AD 80 Jerusalem, Judaea or in Colchis (modern-day Georgia)
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheran Church
Canonized	Pre-congregation
Feast	14 May (Roman Catholic Church, some places in Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church) 9 August (Eastern Orthodox Church) 24 February (in leap years 25 February) (pre-1970 General Roman Calendar, Western Rite Orthodoxy, Anglican Communion, Episcopal Church, some places in Lutheran Church)
Attributes	Axe, Christian martyrdom
Patronage	Alcoholics; carpenters; tailors; Gary, Indiana; Great Falls-Billings, Montana; Trier; smallpox; hope; perseverance

Matthias (/məˈθaɪəs/; Koine Greek: Μαθθίας, Maththías [maθˈθi.as], from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ; died c. AD 80) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles (written c. AD 63), chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter's betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. His calling as an apostle is unique, in that his appointment was not made personally by Jesus, who had already ascended into heaven, and it was also made before the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the early Church. (Full article...)
Attributes: axe, Christian martyrdom
Patronage: alcoholics; carpenters; tailors; Gary, Indiana; Great Falls-Billings, Montana; smallpox; hope; perseverance
See also: Michel Garicoïts, France; Théodore Guérin