Matthias
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Matthias is the disciple chosen to join the Twelve Apostles after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matthias canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1358535 — 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: Matthias Context triple: [Apostles, replacementMember, Matthias]
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A.
Tobias
Tobias was a Native American man from the 17th-century Wampanoag community, known primarily through his familial connection to the Sakonnet leader Awashonks.
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B.
Tobias
Tobias is the virtuous young protagonist of the biblical Book of Tobit, known for his journey with the angel Raphael and the healing of his father’s blindness.
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C.
Mateus
Mateus is a Portuguese surname commonly borne by individuals such as Rui Mateus.
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D.
Markus
Markus is the given first name of the renowned abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko.
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E.
Thaddaeus
Thaddaeus is a disciple of Jesus traditionally counted among the Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition, often identified with Jude the Apostle.
- 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: Matthias Target entity description: Matthias is the disciple chosen to join the Twelve Apostles after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot.
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A.
Tobias
Tobias was a Native American man from the 17th-century Wampanoag community, known primarily through his familial connection to the Sakonnet leader Awashonks.
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B.
Tobias
Tobias is the virtuous young protagonist of the biblical Book of Tobit, known for his journey with the angel Raphael and the healing of his father’s blindness.
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C.
Mateus
Mateus is a Portuguese surname commonly borne by individuals such as Rui Mateus.
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D.
Markus
Markus is the given first name of the renowned abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko.
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E.
Thaddaeus
Thaddaeus is a disciple of Jesus traditionally counted among the Twelve Apostles in Christian tradition, often identified with Jude the Apostle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ |
| appointedBy | God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christian mission ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | replacement of Judas Iscariot in the apostolic college ⓘ |
| category |
1st-century Christian martyr
ⓘ
1st-century Jew ⓘ |
| chosenBy | the remaining eleven apostles ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
James the son of Zebedee
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
John the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle John
Peter the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Peter
|
| criteriaForSelection |
had accompanied Jesus from John’s baptism to the Ascension
ⓘ
witness of the Resurrection ⓘ |
| feastDay |
14 May (Roman Catholic, post–Vatican II)
ⓘ
24 February (traditional Western date) ⓘ 9 August (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts 1:15–26
ⓘ
Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Hebrew name Mattityahu ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | gift of Yahweh ⓘ |
| patronage |
alcoholics (in some traditions)
ⓘ
tailors (in some traditions) ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| replaced | Judas Iscariot ⓘ |
| role | disciple of Jesus ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Judas Iscariot ⓘ Twelve Apostles ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | casting lots ⓘ |
| symbol |
axe
ⓘ
book ⓘ halberd ⓘ |
| title | Saint Matthias ⓘ |
| traditionallyMartyredIn | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Church ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matthias Description of subject: Matthias is the disciple chosen to join the Twelve Apostles after the betrayal and death of Judas Iscariot.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Christian Matthias Theodor
subject linked to:
the twelve
subject linked to:
Zurbriggen