The disciple Matthew is believed to have been martyred by being stabbed to death in Ethiopia.
Nope.
Disciple
Yes, Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
If Matthew the disciple/apostle had a wife we are not told about it in the Bible.
Matthew was a disciple, an apostle as well as an evangelist.
Matthew 10:1-4
Yes, Matthew was a tax collector.
Peter. Matthew 16:16.
Peter (Matthew 14:28-31)
It is uncertain where he was born. When he became an apostle he was living in Capharnaum in Galilee. Eusebius writes that he may have originally been from Syria.
Yes, Matthias was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as one of the twelve disciples. However, Matthew (also known as Levi) was a different disciple who was already among the original twelve chosen by Jesus.