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• Matthew,Saint — Matthew,Saint. First century A.D. One of the 12 Apostles and the traditionally accepted author of the first Gospel of the New Testament. * * * …   Universalium

• Matthew, Saint —    Matthew is one of the Evangelists who authored the Gospels and the patron saint of bankers as he was a tax collector from Capernaum when Christ called him to become one of his apostles. After Christ s Crucifixion, Matthew went to Judea where… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

• Matthew, Saint — flourished 1st century AD, Palestine; Western feast day September 21, Eastern feast day November 16 One of the Twelve Apostles, traditional author of the first Gospel. According to the Gospels, he was a tax collector known as Levi when Jesus… …   Universalium

• Matthew — prop. n. Saint Matthew, a disciple of Jesus; author of the first Gospel. Syn: Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle, Levi. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Matthew — noun 1. one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount • Syn: ↑Gospel According to Matthew • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Gospel, ↑Gospels, ↑evangel, ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Saint Matthew — noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel • Syn: ↑Matthew, ↑St. Matthew, ↑Saint Matthew the Apostle, ↑St. Matthew the Apostle, ↑Levi • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Saint Matthew the Apostle — noun (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel • Syn: ↑Matthew, ↑Saint Matthew, ↑St. Matthew, ↑St. Matthew the Apostle, ↑Levi • Topics: ↑New T …   Useful english dictionary

• Saint Amaro — Infobox Saint name= Saint Amaro birth date= death date= feast day= venerated in= Roman Catholic Church imagesize= 250px caption= Statue of Saint Amaro. Ermita de San Amaro, Puerto de la Cruz. birth place= death place= titles= beatified date=… …   Wikipedia

• Matthew — /math yooh/, n. 1. one of the four Evangelists, a customs collector from Capernaum, summoned to be one of the 12 apostles: originally called Levi. Matt. 9:9 13. 2. the first Gospel. Abbr.: Matt. 3. a male given name. * * * (as used in… …   Universalium

• Matthew St. Clair Clarke — For other people named Matthew Clarke, see Matthew Clarke (disambiguation). Matthew St. Clair Clarke (1790 Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania May 6, 1852 Washington, D.C.) was an American journalist, book author and politician. He was for …   Wikipedia