Matthias (/ məˈθaɪəs /; Koine Greek: Μαθθίας, Matthías [maθˈθi.as], from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ; died c. AD 80) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, chosen by God through the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter's betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. [1] His calling as an apostle is unique, in ...
Who was Matthias in the Bible? How and why was Matthias chosen to replace Judas as the 12th apostle?
Matthias the Apostle was one of the twelve main disciples of Jesus Christ. He’s the only disciple who wasn’t personally called by Jesus. Instead, the other disciples chose him to replace Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus and died shortly after Jesus was crucified.
The abbey church of St Matthias at Trier became a major pilgrimage site, and as a result, Matthias became a popular name in Germany. Prayers to St Matthias Matthias was never formally canonised, but he is generally regarded as a saint and martyr, and formally called “St Matthias, Apostle and Martyr”.
Matthias was the disciple chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot, who had betrayed Jesus and taken his own life. His selection, recorded in Acts...
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
Matthias MATTHIAS mə thī’ əs (shortened form of Ματταθίας, G3478; Heb. מַתִּתְיָ֜הוּ, gift of Yahweh). This name, in various abbreviated forms, is frequently used in the Bible. In the form above, it is the name of the “twelfth apostle,” chosen to take the place of Judas the traitor (Acts 1:23-26).