07 works, Today, August 9th, is Saint Matthias’s day, his story illustrated #221

Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
St. Matthias, circa 1611

Oil on canvas Edit this at Wikidata
height: 107.2 cm (42.2 in); width: 82.5 cm (32.4 in)
Museo del Prado

Matthias was, according to the Acts of the Apostles, chosen by the apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following the latter’s betrayal of Jesus and his subsequent death. His calling as an apostle is unique, in that his appointment was not made personally by Jesus…

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