Collections of SaintsA calling that reaches a tax collector. Matthew’s story opens questions about changed lives, mercy and the Gospel’s legacy.
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Matthew 9:9 tells of Jesus calling Matthew from the tax booth. Mark 2:14 names the figure in the parallel scene Levi son of Alphaeus. Tradition identifies them, but the different names remain visible so readers can trace the texts.
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Matthew 9:10–13 portrays Jesus eating with tax collectors and people described as sinners. His answer to criticism emphasises mercy. Matthew’s calling belongs to a story of welcome requiring change, not approval of unjust tax practices.
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Matthew 10:1–4 names him among the apostles with the designation tax collector. The text retains that background after his calling. His commissioning with the others shows that the story does not end at leaving his former work.
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Acts 1:13 names Matthew among the apostles after the Ascension. Early Church tradition connects the first Gospel with him; Benedict XVI summarises Papias and Eusebius. This is an attribution history, not a complete record of how the present Greek Gospel was composed.
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Liturgical tradition connects Matthew’s end with Ethiopia, but the New Testament supplies no death account. This page does not establish the year, method or precise geography. Salerno’s archdiocese reports relics in its cathedral crypt; later custody history is read separately from reconstructing his death.
Vatican City StateArchdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-AcernoRead in context ↓Matthew 9:9 tells of Jesus calling Matthew from the tax booth. Mark 2:14 names the figure in the parallel scene Levi son of Alphaeus. Tradition identifies them, but the different names remain visible so readers can trace the texts.
USCCBUSCCBMatthew 9:10–13 portrays Jesus eating with tax collectors and people described as sinners. His answer to criticism emphasises mercy. Matthew’s calling belongs to a story of welcome requiring change, not approval of unjust tax practices.
USCCBThe Holy SeeMatthew 10:1–4 names him among the apostles with the designation tax collector. The text retains that background after his calling. His commissioning with the others shows that the story does not end at leaving his former work.
USCCBActs 1:13 names Matthew among the apostles after the Ascension. Early Church tradition connects the first Gospel with him; Benedict XVI summarises Papias and Eusebius. This is an attribution history, not a complete record of how the present Greek Gospel was composed.
USCCBThe Holy SeeLiturgical tradition connects Matthew’s end with Ethiopia, but the New Testament supplies no death account. This page does not establish the year, method or precise geography. Salerno’s archdiocese reports relics in its cathedral crypt; later custody history is read separately from reconstructing his death.
Vatican City StateArchdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-AcernoIdentifying Matthew with Levi follows the traditional reading of parallel accounts. Gospel attribution is Church tradition, not discovery of an autograph manuscript. Ancient geographical names and feast dates do not establish a modern location or exact death date.
These attributions follow site custodians, not biological testing of identity. The locations are a selection, not an inventory of all fragments.
The façade of Salerno Cathedral. Saint Matthew’s crypt is within the cathedral complex shown from the exterior here.
M2m · Public domain · Photo source · 11 April 2007 · Resized and converted to WebP.The archdiocese identifies the cathedral crypt as the repository of Matthew’s relics. Its history records their deposition in March 1081; the current altar and interior largely reflect early-seventeenth-century rebuilding. Veneration and custody history document local tradition, not a biological identification performed by this website.
Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-AcernoSources checked: 2 October 2026
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