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Apostle Alphaeus of the Seventy

Also known as Alphaeus of Capernaum

An apostle of the Seventy from Capernaum, honored in tradition as the father of the Apostles James (son of Alphaeus) and Matthew.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints