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Saint Jude the Apostle: Life and Legacy

Saint Jude the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is often identified with Thaddeus and may have been the brother of Jesus. According to tradition, he preached in Persia and died there in the 1st century AD. He is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Saint Jude the Apostle: Life and Legacy

Saint Jude the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is often identified with Thaddeus and may have been the brother of Jesus. According to tradition, he preached in Persia and died there in the 1st century AD. He is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Jude the Apostle

For Thaddeus of Edessa also known as Adai Mar Addai, see Thaddeus of Edessa

Saint Jude the Apostle

Apostle Jude by Anthony van Dyck


Apostle and Martyr
Born 1st century AD
Galilee, Judaea, Roman Empire
Died 1st century AD
Persia[1]
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Churches,
Roman Catholic Church,
Eastern Catholic Churches,
Oriental Orthodox Churches,
Church of the East,
Anglican Communion,
Lutheranism,
Aglipayan Church
Islam
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Major shrine Saint Peter's, Rome, Reims, Toulouse, France
Feast October 28 (Western Christianity)
June 19 (Eastern Christianity)
Attributes Axe, club, boat, oar, medallion
Patronage Armenia; lost causes; desperate situations; hospitals; St. Petersburg, Florida; Cotta;[2]
the Chicago Police Department; Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil; and Lucena, Quezon, Sibalom, Antique, and Trece Mártires, Cavite, the
Philippines.

According to the New Testament, Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is
generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude
Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, the
brother of Jesus, but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, the apostle who
betrayed Jesus prior to his crucifixion.

The Armenian Apostolic Church honors Thaddeus along with Saint Bartholomew as its
patron saints. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is the patron saint of desperate cases
and lost causes.

Saint Jude's attribute is a club. He is also often shown in icons with a flame around his
head. This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the
other apostles. Another common attribute is Jude holding an image of Jesus Christ, in the
image of Edessa. In some instances, he may be shown with a scroll or a book (the Epistle
of Jude) or holding a carpenter's rule.

Contents

Identity
New Testament

Possible identity with Thaddeus

Brother of Jesus

Tradition and legend

Death and remains

Iconography

Veneration

Shrines and churches

See also

References

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