Category:Relics of Matthias (subject)
According to Christian traditions, Relics of Matthias are divided between the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome [Italy]], St. Matthias' Abbey in Tier [Germany] and the Abbey of Santa Giustina in Padova [Italy].
Overview
Legend says Saint Helena brought the Apostle's relics from Jerusalem and split them between Italy and Germany.
- Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome [Italy]]
- St. Matthias' Abbey in Trier [Germany] -- It is said that the relics were rediscovered at Tier in 1127 during demolition work on the predecessor of the present church buildings. Since that time the Abbey has become a major center of pilgrimage.
Basilica of Santa Giustina in Padova [Italy
In 1177 the bishop of Padua, Gerardo Offrenducci, announced the rediscovery of the relics of Matthias in the cemetery of the Basilica of Santa Giustina, along with the relics of Luke, supposedly brought by San Urio from Constantinople to Padua.
The tomb of Matthias is currently in the right transept of the Basilica, where the tomb of Luke is located in the left transept.
Basilica of Santa Giustina, Padua, Veneto, Italy
The Tomb of Saint Matthias
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