St. Matthew - Tolland, CT
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N 41° 52.517 W 072° 22.287
18T E 718123 N 4639270
A statue of St. Matthew is located on the south side of St. Matthew's Church at 111 Tolland Green Ext. in Tolland, MA
Waymark Code: WM16TWT
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 10/05/2022
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A life-size stone statue of St. Matthew, the apostles of Jesus and the person traditionally credited with writing one of the four gospels of the New Testament. The bearded St. Matthew is standing on a stone plinth set on the concrete top of a brick platform. He is wearing a floor length tunic with a sash around his waist. A garment is draped over his shoulders. St. Matthew has his right hand on the end of the handle of a halberd and has an open book in his left hand. The halberd and the book are two symbols associated with St. Matthew in art. The brick platform is in the middle of a stone arch in an area covered with paving blocks.
According to the gospels, St. Matthew born in Galilee and was a tax collector. According to the New Testament, as a follower of Jesus, Matthew was one of the witnesses of the Ascension of Jesus. According to tradition, he was killed with a halberd on the orders of the King of Ethiopia.
Associated Religion(s): Christianity
Statue Location: St. Matthew's Church - Tolland, CT
Entrance Fee: free
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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Take a picture of the statue. A waymarker and/or GPSr is not required to be in the image but it doesn't hurt.
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