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Definition of St. Matthew the Apostle
1. Noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel.
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostle, Evangelist, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. Matthew The Apostle
Literary usage of St. Matthew the Apostle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Guizot (François), Léopold Delisle (1853)
"carried with him the gospel of St. Matthew the apostle, and, wherever he found
sick persons, laid it upon them, and they were immediately healed of whatever ..."
2. Parochial Sermons by John Henry Newman (1836)
"THE FEAST OF St. Matthew the Apostle. THE DANGER OF RICHES. LUKE vi. 24. Woe unto
you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. ..."
3. Parochial and Plain Sermons by John Henry Newman (1880)
"... (THE FEAST OF St. Matthew the Apostle.) " Woe unto you that are rich 1 for ye
have received your consolation."— LUKE vi. 24. ..."
4. Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers by James Donaldson, Alexander Roberts, Allan Menzies, Novatianus (1870)
"... ACTS AND MARTYRDOM OF St. Matthew the Apostle. BOUT that time Matthew, the
holy apostle and evangelist of Christ, was abiding in the mountain resting, ..."
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