St. Jude The Apostle

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H x W: Manufacturer:	9 1/2" (24.1 cm) St. Andrew's Abbey Ceramics

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(Judas, Lebbeus) [1st Century], APOSTLE, brother of St. James the Less and kinsman of Jesus. His missionary journeys took him through the Near East and to martyrdom in Armenia. He is patron of hospital workers and those who find themselves in difficult, even hopeless, situations. Styled the Saint of the Impossible. His feast is October 28.

St. Jude

Feast Day:
Eastern Calendar - 06/19
Roman Rite Calendar - 10/28
Tridentine Calendar - 10/28

Patron Of: Desperation, Hopeless Cases, Impossible Situations

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    Son of Cleophas, who died a martyr, and Mary who stood at the foot of the Cross, and who anointed 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.

    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.

Died
    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

Name Meaning
    sweetness or gentleness of character (Thaddeus)

All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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