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28 October (Roman Church) 19 June (Eastern Church)
Writer of canonical letter. 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 Judas; not understanding the difference between the names, they never prayed for Jude's help, and devotion to him became something of a lost cause.
beaten to death with a club, then beheaded post-mortem in 1st century Persia relics at Saint Peter's, Rome, at Rheims, and at Toulouse, France
desperate situations forgotten causes hospital workers hospitals impossible causes lost causes Saint Petersburg, Florida, diocese of
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axe bearded man holding an oar boat boat hook book club 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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