SAINT MATHEW | Orthodox Church of the Mother of God

SAINT MATHEW – St. Matthew (also called Levi the son of Alphaeus ^{(Mark 2:14)}) was a brother of St. James the Younger and was a tax collector. The First Gospel is attributed to him, and, according to many scholars, was first written for the Hebrews. According to Church tradition, St. Matthew preached to the Jews first, and then traveled to Ethiopia, Macedonia, Syria and Persia, dying a natural death, according to one tradition, or by martyrdom, according to another. His Feast Day is November 16.