Saint Jude Thaddeus

Dec 092008
 

[Saint Jude Thaddeus]
Also known as

  • Jude of James
  • Judas Thaddaeus
  • Lebbaeus
  • Jude, brother of Jesus
  • Lebai Sleeha

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Son of Cleophas, who died a martyr, and Mary who stood at the foot of the Cross, and who annointed Christ’s body after death. Brother of Saint James the Lesser. Nephew of Mary and Joseph; blood relative of Jesus Christ, and reported to look a lot like him. May have been a fisherman. Apostle.

Wrote the canonical Epistle named for him. Preached in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia with Saint Simon. Healer. Exorcist. Could exorcise pagan idols, which caused the demons to flee and the statues to crumble.

His patronage of lost or impossible causes traditionally derives from confusion by many early Christians between Jude and the traitor Judas Iscariot; not understanding the difference between the names, they never prayed for Jude’s help, and devotion to him became something of a lost cause.

Died

Canonized

Name Meaning

  • sweetness or gentleness of character (Thaddeus)

Patronage

Prayers

Representation

  • axe
  • bearded man holding an oar
  • boat
  • boat hook
  • book
  • carpenter’s rule
  • club
  • halberd
  • scroll
  • square rule
  • sword
  • nearly every image depicts him wearing a medallion with a profile of Jesus, and usually with a small flame above his head
  • often carries a pen or sits at a writing location to make reference to the canonical Epistle

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Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Jude Thaddeus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 6 April 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>
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