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Danny Thomas vowed to build a shrine to St. Jude Thaddeus if the saint would “help me find my way in life.” The shrine is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Most notably, he was the founder of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, a leading center in pediatric medicine with a focus on pediatric cancer. St. Jude now has affiliate hospitals in eight other American cities as of early 2020.
When we recount how St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was born, we often tell the story of how our founder, Danny Thomas, walked into a Detroit church and asked St. Jude Thaddeus to show him his way in life.
Why Danny Thomas opened St. Jude. More than 70 years ago, Danny Thomas was a young entertainer with a baby on the way. Work wasn't easy to come by, and his despair grew. He turned to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes, and vowed:
Danny Thomas passed away in 1991, but he left us with an enduring legacy and commitment to saving the lives of children everywhere. We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. More history
Perhaps the most nationally recognized devotee of Saint Jude during the last half of the 20th century was Danny Thomas. "Thomas began talking about his devotion to Saint Jude and how he believed the saint had helped lift him to prominence in his career.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research facility located in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. [1]
St. Jude founder Danny Thomas said no child should die in the dawn of life. Sixty years after the doors of St. Jude opened, doctors and scientists are committed to improving childhood cancer survival rates around the world.
When American actor, singer, and comedian Danny Thomas vowed to build a shrine to St. Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of hopeless causes, few could have envisioned the enduring impact of that...
Jan 6, 2020 · One of the most remarkable lives of 20th Century America began on Jan. 6, 1914 — the birthdate of Danny Thomas. He achieved fame as a TV star, but his greatest role was raising the funds to build St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, on the belief that no child should die in the dawn of life.
