Apostle Matthew

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Christian saint New Testament person apostle biblical figure

Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Matthew	19
Saint Matthew the Apostle	13
Matthew the Apostle	5
Apostle Matthew canonical	4
Levi the tax collector	2
Matthew the Evangelist	2
St. Matthew	2
Evangelist Matthew	1
Matteus	1
Mattheus	1
Matthew the tax collector	1
Máté apostol (Saint Matthew)	1
Saint Matthew as evangelist	1
The Apostle Matthew	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle Matthew
Context triple: [Last Supper, hasParticipant, Apostle Matthew]

A. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
B. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
C. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
D. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
E. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle Matthew
Target entity description: Apostle Matthew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus, traditionally identified as a former tax collector and the author of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

A. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
B. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
C. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
D. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
E. Apostle Paul
Apostle Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian whose letters form a significant portion of the New Testament and profoundly shaped Christian doctrine.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Levi ⓘ Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Levi the tax collector Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Matthew the Apostle Apostle Matthew ⓘ surface form: Saint Matthew
associatedWith	Galilee ⓘ early Christian community ⓘ
attributedWork	Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
authored	Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
calledBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus
calledFrom	tax booth ⓘ
convertedBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus
feastDay	16 November ⓘ 21 September ⓘ
feastDayIn	16 November in Eastern Christianity ⓘ 21 September in Western Christianity ⓘ
followed	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Jesus
genreOfWorkAuthored	gospel ⓘ
languageOfTradition	Greek ⓘ
martyrdomStatus	traditionally regarded as martyr ⓘ
memberOf	Twelve Apostles ⓘ
occupation	evangelist ⓘ gospel writer ⓘ missionary ⓘ tax collector ⓘ
patronage	accountants ⓘ bankers ⓘ customs officers ⓘ tax collectors ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
role	disciple of Jesus ⓘ
scriptureMention	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
symbol	angel ⓘ winged man ⓘ
taxCollectorFor	Roman authorities ⓘ
theologicalThemeOfWork	Kingship of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesus as Messiah fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy ⓘ
traditionallyDiedIn	Ethiopia ⓘ Persia ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Churches Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Gospel of Matthew → traditionallyAttributedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Apostle

Gospel of Matthew → traditionallyAttributedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Levi the tax collector

San Mateo County, California → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Matthew

Apostle Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Apostle

Apostle Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Apostle Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Levi the tax collector

Capernaum → associatedWith → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the tax collector

Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

subject surface form: Matthew (ship)

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

The Calling of Saint Matthew → depicts → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Matthew → isAssociatedWithReligiousFigure → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Alter St.-Matthäus-Kirchhof Berlin → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Matthew

Rosslyn Chapel → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Malchus → testifiedBy → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelist Matthew

Salerno → patronSaint → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Church of San Matteo, Scicli → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Communicantes → mentions → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Apostle

Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew → attributedAuthor → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Feast of the Twelve Apostles → honorsCollectively → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Apostle

Kfar Nahum → associatedWithFigure → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Four Evangelists → hasMember → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Evangelist

Meir Teper → notableWork → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Apostle Matthew

Mattea → hasNameDayAssociation → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

São Mateus da Calheta → patronSaint → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Contarelli Chapel → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Contarelli Chapel → hasDepiction → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew as evangelist

Contarelli Chapel → hasPatronSaint → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Contarelli Chapel cycle → depicts → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → depicts → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → mainCharacter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → depicts → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → mainSubject → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

subject surface form: St. Matthews, South Carolina

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Matthaeus → associatedWith → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Apostle

Matthaeus → associatedWith → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew the Evangelist

Matthaeus → hasVariant → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mattheus

Matteo → relatedName → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matteus

Matteo → associatedWith → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Mathieu → associatedWith → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Matija → nameDayRelatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

Máté → shortFormOf → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Máté apostol (Saint Matthew)

St. Matthew Cathedral (South Bend, Indiana) → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

St. Matthew Cathedral (South Bend, Indiana) → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Fairbanks → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

St. Matthew’s Cathedral, Laramie → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Iglesia de San Mateo → dedicatedTo → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew the Apostle

Iglesia de San Mateo → namedAfter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Matthew

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