The Apostolic Fathers · AD 70–130
Matthias of Jerusalem
fl. c. 121 (death unrecorded) · 8th bishop of Jerusalem (of the circumcision) · Jerusalem
The Apostolic Fathers
Who Matthias of Jerusalem was
Eighth bishop of the circumcision, bearing the name of the apostle chosen to replace Judas — one of several homonyms the succession lists throw up. A name held in the church’s memory when all else about the man was lost.
Also listed in the bishops of Jerusalem.
Common questions
When was Matthias active?
Matthias of Jerusalem is dated fl. c. 121 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Matthias in the Apostolic Fathers (AD 70–130). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Matthias?
Matthias of Jerusalem is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Eusebius of Caesarea and Epiphanius of Salamis. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Matthias from?
The archive associates Matthias of Jerusalem with Jerusalem.
Who were Matthias’ contemporaries?
The archive links Matthias of Jerusalem to 2 other figures, including John of Jerusalem and Philip of Jerusalem. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (2)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Ecclesiastical History IV.5
c. AD 325…Matthias the eighth, Philip the ninth, Seneca the tenth, Justus the eleventh…Eusebius of Caesarea · IV.5 · source text
Panarion 66.20 (the Jerusalem succession)
c. AD 375Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 57 · Paul writes Romans, AD 57
- AD 62 · James the Just stoned, AD 62
- AD 64 · The Great Fire and Nero’s persecution, AD 64
- AD 70 · The fall of Jerusalem, AD 70
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Matthias.