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Who crucified Matthew?
A:Nothing is known about how, when or where Matthew died. A tradition arose of attributing martyrdom to each of the apostles (other than John, who supposedly escaped miraculou…sly from being boiled in oil). Various deaths were attributed to Matthew, including being burnt, stoned and beheaded, but crucifixion was not a widely held legend. No one of these traditions is more credible than the others, and none of them says when Matthew died. It is more likely that he died of natural causes, rather than crucifixion. Another Answer: A writer named Doretheus, has stated that Matthew was beheaded in circa A.D. 60-70, at Hierapolis in then Parthia - South Central, Turkey. A tenth century writer named Metaphrastes, who wrote several works on the lives of the 'Saints' mentions Matthew travelling first to Parthia after leaving Jerusalem. As with any 'history,' there are always gaps or speculation involved as eye-witnesses were unavailable at the time of the recording. Other traditions have Matthew beheaded at Nad-davar, Ethiopia (Aethiopia). (MORE)
