The Patron Saint Statues M Section. Mother Teresa

By Matthias, there is little reliable news, he came after the Ascension of Christ through the lot - including Joseph Barsabbas stood for election - as a post back in the college of apostles Urgemeinde in Jerusalem to the place of Judas einzunehmen (Acts 1, 28). After reports came Matthias unsafe from a wealthy family in Bethlehem, he had Jesus at a young age and learned to know the 70 disciples heard Jesus preaching the kingdom of God aussandte (Gospel of Luke 10, 1).

John Berry: Petites Heures, 14th Century: Matthias (right) with the Prophet Daniel, Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris
Matthias worked according to different legends in Judea for the faith, it was because of his healings, conversions and learned sermons to the High Council sued, be sentenced to death, stoned, and after Roman custom with the ax beheaded. According to other traditions in Greece or the Caucasus or - as Matthew - Ethiopia said in a country on the Black Sea have the faith proclaimed in the year 63 and first stoned and then with the hatchet has been slain. One tradition is to be temporarily blinding him and restoration of the wonderful sight of the Apostle Andreas in the hands of Menschenfressern saved so that he died a peaceful death. Already in the 2nd Century courses only a fragmentarily preserved Gospels written under his own name.

Matthias' relics to be in Rome in S. Maria Maggiore was buried, and then in parts, with the support of Helena by Bishop Agritius been brought to Trier be written testimonies are only as of the 9th Century. A Matthias cult unfolded in Trier to the - alleged - retrieval of temporarily lost relics to 1050; during a several months stay in Trier acknowledged Pope Eugene III. 1147/48 the cult, the Archbishop of Trier promoted and of which he is in dispute with the rank Cologne archbishops benefited. Parts of Trierer relics came to the tradition, according to Goslar. Other relics are the church of S. Giustina in Pavia.

In the 12th Lambert-century of Liège (Liège) in Trier, a living history, a collection of miracles as well as reports on finding and placing the bones of Matthias. Matthias has been displayed in the depictions of Pentecost, of death and Assumption of Mary, and his election to the apostles, or else he is usually in the presentation of the twelve apostles by Paul ousted. The last sentence of the apostolic faith is allocated to him: "et Vitam aeternam, and eternal life."

The People's piety developed many traditions: in Bohemia shook you to the fruit trees for an abundant harvest. In Matthias Efeublätter one night laid in water, was one the next morning durchweicht, threatening illness. In the night, Matthias by lot of love and death oracle sought - in the background is the choice of the Apostle by a lot. In Bohemia wanted man by magic acts, shaking the fruit trees and the fruit harvest cries favorable influence.

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