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Tradition tells that St. Matthew the apostle and evangelist died in the year 90 AD under the reign of Domitian probably in Ethiopia. The Western tradition holds that he was martyred, by a sword or perhaps a spear, though the exact method is not revealed in the ancient martyrologies. The sword seems to be accepted, as most western Christian iconography features Matthew holding his Gospel as well as a sword, his symbol of martyrdom. Heracleon, however, gives an account that St. Matthew died peacefully of old age, however, there is no other documentation to supplement this claim, though it has become part of Greek legend.

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Tradition tells us that Matthew died the death of a martyr but the manner of his death is not recorded.

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While preaching in Ethiopia, Matthew the apostle was wounded by a sword and died from the damage it did.

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