Apostle Matthew

E24194

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 (18)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Matthew	31
Saint Matthew the Apostle	25
Matthew the Apostle	12
Matthew the Evangelist	6
Apostle Matthew canonical	5
Saint Matthew the Evangelist	3
Levi the tax collector	2
St. Matthew	2
Apostle Levi son of Alphaeus	1
Evangelist Matthew	1
Matteus	1
Mattheus	1
Matthew the tax collector	1
Máté apostol (Saint Matthew)	1
Saint Matthew as evangelist	1
St. Matthew the Apostle	1
The Apostle Matthew	1
biblical figure Saint 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 ⓘ Levi the tax collector ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew Matthew the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew Saint Matthew ⓘ linked to: Apostle Matthew
associatedWith	Galilee ⓘ early Christian community ⓘ
attributedWork	Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
authored	Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
calledBy	Jesus ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
calledFrom	tax booth ⓘ
convertedBy	Jesus ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
feastDay	16 November ⓘ 21 September ⓘ
feastDayIn	16 November in Eastern Christianity ⓘ 21 September in Western Christianity ⓘ
followed	Jesus ⓘ linked to: Jesus Christ
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	Jesus as Messiah ⓘ linked to: Kingship of Jesus fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy ⓘ
traditionallyDiedIn	Ethiopia ⓘ Persia ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (96)

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

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Gospel of Matthew → traditionallyAttributedTo → Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Gospel of Matthew → traditionallyAttributedTo → Levi the tax collector ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

San Mateo County, California → namedAfter → St. Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Upper Room → associatedWithPerson → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Apostle Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Apostle Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Apostle Matthew → alsoKnownAs → Levi the tax collector ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Capernaum → associatedWith → Matthew the tax collector ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matthew (ship) → namedAfter → Saint Matthew ⓘ

subject linked to: Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage)

linked to: Apostle Matthew

The Calling of Saint Matthew → depicts → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matthew → isAssociatedWithReligiousFigure → Saint Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Rosslyn Chapel → dedicatedTo → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Malchus → testifiedBy → Evangelist Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Salerno → patronSaint → Saint Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Communicantes → mentions → Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew → attributedAuthor → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Feast of the Twelve Apostles → honorsCollectively → Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

San Luigi dei Francesi → primarySaintDepictedInMainArtworks → Saint Matthew the Evangelist ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Kfar Nahum → associatedWithFigure → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Four Evangelists → hasMember → Matthew the Evangelist ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Meir Teper → notableWork → The Apostle Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Mattea → hasNameDayAssociation → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

São Mateus da Calheta → patronSaint → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Contarelli Chapel → dedicatedTo → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Contarelli Chapel → hasDepiction → Saint Matthew as evangelist ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Contarelli Chapel → hasPatronSaint → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Contarelli Chapel cycle → depicts → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → depicts → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → mainCharacter → Apostle Matthew ⓘ

Saint Matthew cycle by Caravaggio → dedicatedTo → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → depicts → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew → mainSubject → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

St. Matthews, South Carolina → namedAfter → Saint Matthew ⓘ

subject linked to: St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matthaeus → associatedWith → Matthew the Apostle ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matthaeus → associatedWith → Matthew the Evangelist ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matthaeus → hasVariant → Mattheus ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matteo → relatedName → Matteus ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matteo → associatedWith → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Mathieu → associatedWith → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Matija → nameDayRelatedTo → Saint Matthew ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

Máté → shortFormOf → Máté apostol (Saint Matthew) ⓘ

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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

linked to: Apostle Matthew

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