Feast of Saint Matthew
by VP
Posted on Wednesday September 21, 2022 at 01:00AM in Saints
Carravagio, St. Matthew's Martyrdom, wikipedia
Saint Matthew was killed at the altar by the Ethiopian King Hirtacus, while offering the sacrifice of the Mass, for refusing consent to the king's marriage to the virgin Eugenia who was dedicated to God.
Source: Explanation of the Epistles and Gospels for the Sundays and Holydays by Rev. Leonard Goffine 1880, Vol. 25, St. Matthew page 870
