St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
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Basic Stats
Died: 24 January, near Hierapolis or Ethiopia
Major shrine: Salerno, Italy
Feast: 21 September
Symbolism: tax collector, human or angel
Patronage: Accountants, Salerno, Italy, and others, see[1]
Of Interest: The four evangelists are known by different symbols: St. Matthew is a human with wings or angel, St. Mark is a winged lion, St. Luke is a winged ox, St. John is an eagle. The illumination at right is from the Irish Book of Kells.
