Matthew the Evangelist

Matthew's Gospel opens with the human genealogy of Christ, so the Church Fathers gave him the creature with a human face. On the zodiac the man stands at Aquarius, the water-bearer.

Uses

• Study of the Gospels
• Humanity and humility
• Writing and record-keeping

Living creature

Man (winged man or angel)

Fixed sign

Aquarius

Source

Ezekiel 1:10, Revelation 4:7; assigned by Jerome

Working with it

Read the opening chapter of Matthew's Gospel slowly, and notice why the Fathers gave him the man.