Saint Matthew lived during the time of Jesus, was one of the Twelve Apostles, and wrote the Gospel of Matthew. He was a tax collector, which was a hated profession in that day. According to the Gospel, Matthew was working at a collection booth in Capernaum when Christ came to him and asked, "Follow me." With this simple call, Matthew became a disciple of Christ. After Jesus’ death Matthew wrote his gospel account around 41 and 50 AD. He wrote the book in Aramaic in the hope that his account would convince his fellow people that Jesus was the Messiah and that His kingdom had been fulfilled in a spiritual way. There is no consensus on the death of Saint Matthew.
