Saint Matthew  was one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists.

Matthew is mentioned as a former tax collector from Capernaum who was called into the circle of the Twelve by Jesus.

He is called Levi, son of Alpheus, in Mk 2:14 and Lk 5:27. He may have collected taxes from the Hebrew people for Herod Antipas.

According to the New Testament he was one of the witnesses of the Resurrection and the Ascension.