What is Saint Matthias?
{{Infobox saint |name=Matthias |birth_date=1st century AD |death_date=c. 80 AD |feast_day=May 14 ([[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Anglican Communion]])<br>August 9 ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])<br>February 24 (in leap years February 25) (pre-1970 [[General Roman Calendar]], [[Western Rite Orthodoxy]], [[Anglican Communion|Episcopal Church]], [[Lutheran Church]]) |venerated_in=[[Roman Catholic Church]]<br>[[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<br>[[Oriental Orthodoxy|Oriental Orthodox Churches]]<br>[[Anglican Communion]]<br>[[Lutheran Church]] |image=Saint Matthias.PNG |imagesize= |caption=''Saint Matthias'' from the workshop of [[Simone Martini]] |birth_place=[[Iudaea Province|Judaea]], Roman Empire |death_place=[[Jerusalem]], [[Judaea]] or in [[Colchis]] (modern-day [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]) |titles=Apostle |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date=[[Pre-congregation|Pre-Congregation]] |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes=[[axe]] |patronage=[[alcoholism|alcoholics]]; [[carpenter]]s; [[Gary, Indiana]]; [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Great Falls–Billings|Great Falls-Billings]], [[Montana]]; [[smallpox]]; [[tailors]]; [[hope]]; [[wikt:perseverance|perseverance]] |major_shrine= |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''Matthias''' was the [[Twelve Apostles|apostle]] who replaced [[Judas Iscariot]]. This was stated in the [[Acts of the Apostles]]. Unlike the other apostles, his appointment was not made personally by [[Jesus]]. After the [[betrayal]] of Judas, the [[Disciple (Christianity)|disciples]] of Jesus needed to choose a new apostle. To do this they nominated 2 men - [[Joseph Barsabbas]] and Matthias. {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthias}} [[Category:1st-century births]] [[Category:80s deaths]] [[Category:Twelve Apostles]] [[Category:Early Christian saints]]