St. Matthias
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St. Matthias is said to have spread Christianity around Cappadocia and on the coasts of the Caspian Sea, residing chiefly near the port Hyssus. According to Nicephorus, Matthias first preached the Gospel in Judaea, then in Aethiopia (by the region of Colchis, now in modern-day Georgia) and was crucified. An extant Coptic Acts of Andrew and Matthias, places his activity similarly in "the city of the cannibals" in Aethiopia.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Mentioned by Nicephorus and Hippolytus of Rome.
Relationships
- allied with
- Andrew
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The tradition of the Greeks says that St. Matthias spread Christianity around Cappadocia and on the coasts of the Caspian Sea, residing chiefly near the port Hyssus. According to Nicephorus (Historia eccl., 2, 40), Matthias first preached the Gospel in Judaea, then in Aethiopia”
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