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St. Matthew: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Levi • St. Matthew the Evangelist • St. Matthew the Apostle
Flourished c.1 - c.100
Notable Works Gospel According to Matthew

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Rembrandt: Saint Matthew and the Angel
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Copy of Donatello's Saint Mark
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Jewish scholar
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Jewish rabbi and scholar
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Eleazar ben Azariah
rabbinic scholar
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Eusebius of Caesarea
Christian bishop and historian
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John of Jerusalem
theologian and bishop
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