Our Lord called Matthew to abandon his position as a dishonest tax collector and join him.
Matthew was a disciple, an apostle as well as an evangelist.
The feast day on the 21st of September is for Saint Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. He was a tax collector before being called by Jesus to become one of his apostles. Saint Matthew is the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew (Levi) was a tax collector for King Herod.
Saint Matthew, both an Apostle and an Evangelist, lies in the crypt of the Salerno Cathedral in Italy.
Yes, in Christian tradition, Saint John the Apostle and Saint John the Evangelist are believed to be the same person. He is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and is also credited with writing the Gospel of John, the Epistles of John, and the Book of Revelation.
He left his previous life to become an apostle and follow Our Lord.
Matthew was a disciple, an apostle as well as an evangelist.
The feast day on the 21st of September is for Saint Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist. He was a tax collector before being called by Jesus to become one of his apostles. Saint Matthew is the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
The feast of Saint Matthew the Apostle is celebrated on September 21.
The feast day of Saint Matthew the Apostle is on September 21.
Before he as an apostle, he was a tax collector.
Matthew the Apostle is the patron saint of custom agents.
The patron saint of customs officers is St. Matthew the Apostle
Saint Matthew was a tax collector for the Roman government. Next he became an apostle of Jesus Christ. After he was martyred he became a saint.
St. Matthew the Apostle was a publican - a tax collector.
St. Matthew the apostle, once a tax collector, is patronage of financial matters.
There is no female saint of accountants. St. Matthew the Apostle is the patron saint of accountants.