Saint Matthew was formerly a tax collector but was transformed into one of the Twelve Apostles. Saint Matthew is the author of the Gospel of Matthew, one of the synoptic Gospels, which means he was an eyewitness to Jesus’s life on earth. His Gospel emphasizes Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of the Old…

Saint Matthew was formerly a tax collector but was transformed into one of the Twelve Apostles. Saint Matthew is the author of the Gospel of Matthew, one of the synoptic Gospels, which means he was an eyewitness to Jesus’s life on earth. His Gospel emphasizes Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of the Old…