Matthias the father
Father of Tobias who will take the name Matthias like him, he is one of the shepherds of the Nativity. He dies during the events surrounding the massacre of the Holy Innocents.
Apostolic journey
Dies as a martyr during the massacre of the innocents.
His name
Mattathias - Matthias - Matthew: come from the Hebrew "mattityah" gift of the Eternal - Historical reference: the father of the Maccabean brothers, liberators of Israel.[1]