Matthew was Levi, the publican, who immediately followed Jesus when the latter asked him to follow him on his journey; he wrote the first Gospel. Simon was nicknamed ‘Zealot’ because he was one of those who suffered Roman persecution against the Jews. Judas Iscariot, a native of Crioth, is the last of the apostles mentioned... Catechesis on the Second Vatican Council, structure, with Fr Justolat Rafaralahimboa.