After the king’s death, his daughter Iphigenia was demanded in marriage by his successor Hirtacus, who, finding that through Matthew’s exhortation she had vowed her virginity to God and now persevered in her holy resolution, ordered the Apostle to be put to death, as he was celebrating the holy mysteries at the altar.
Baada ya kifo cha mfalme, binti yake Iphigenia ilikuwa alidai katika ndoa na mrithi wake Hirtacus, ambaye, kutafuta kuwa kupitia kuonya Mathayo yeye alikuwa aliapa ubikira wake kwa Mungu na sasa vumilia katika utatuzi wake takatifu, kuamuru Mtume kwa wauawe, kama yeye alikuwa kuadhimisha siri takatifu madhabahuni.