Story of matthias in the bible

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St. Matthias

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The Greek Matthias (or, in some manuscripts, Maththias), is a name derived from Mattathias, HebrewMattithiah, signifying "gift of Yahweh." Matthias was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus, and had been with Him from His baptism by John to the Ascension (Acts 1:21-22). It is related (Acts 1:15-26) that in the days following the Ascension, Peter proposed to the assembled brethren, who numbered one hundred and twenty, that they choose one to fill the place of the traitor Judas in the Apostolate. Two disciples, Joseph, called Barsabas, and Matthias were selected, and lots were drawn, with the result in favour of Matthias, who thus became associated with the eleven Apostles. Zeller has declared this narrative unhistoric, on the plea that the Apostles were in Galilee after the death of Jesus. As a matter of fact they did return to Galil

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There is only one mention of Matthias in the whole of the New Testament and that is in chapter 1 of the Acts of the Apostles, whose author is always understood to have been Luke, the author of the Gospel bearing his name.

According to Acts, after the Ascension of Jesus to his Father, the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives. They gathered in a ‘room’ together with the women who had accompanied Jesus, along with Mary his mother and other relatives. This room was a refuge because, as friends and companions of Jesus, they were afraid that the authorities might come to arrest them. We are told they gathered there frequently as a group to pray.

A few days later, about 120 ‘believers’ gathered together and Peter spoke to them. He wanted to address the problem of choosing someone to replace the traitor, Judas, and keep the number of the Apostles at twelve, a number of significance, for these were the ‘patriarchs’ of the New Israel. Peter cites two passages from the Psalms:

Let his house become desolate,
and let there be no on

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St Matthias Abbey (Benediktiner abtei St. Matthias) is a 12th century church and the site of the tomb of the apostle St Matthias, who succeeded Judas.

Also located at St Matthias Abbey, which was consecrated in 1148, is a Roman cemetery housing the final resting places of the first bishops of Trier, probably dating back to the third century.

Much of the building of St Matthias Abbey was reconstructed in the 19th century, having been subject to several invasions and occupation as a private home.

St Matthias Abbey history

Magnificent St Matthias Abbey is thought to be Germany’s oldest Christian church. Begun in 1127, when the relics of the Apostle Matthias were found here, it was added to over the following centuries.

According to tradition, Matthias preached in Cappadocia, Turkey, and was martyred at Colchis, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea. He was sentenced to stoning but this method miraculously failed, so he was beheaded. St. Helena, Constantine’s mother, is said to have brought St. Matthias’ relics from Jerusalem and divided them between the Basilic