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The Apostle Saint Jude (or Thaddeus) is represented with his right hand and face turned towards the ground, and his right arm raised in the air with his index finger pointing towards the sky. Located on the south-west corner of the spire base, this copper statue was designed by Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, sculpted by Adolphe Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume ...
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This article is about the concept of martyrdom in different religions, including St. Jude as one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus and his feast day, Judaism's ideal of martyrdom throughout its history, Christian martyrs such as St. Stephen and St. James, Islāmic shahīd (Arabic: “witness”), Buddhism's class of martyrs etc.
St. Jude, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus, is the reputed author of the canonical Letter of Jude that warns against licentious and blasphemous heretics. He is distinguished in John 14:22 as Judas but “not Iscariot” to avoid identification with the betrayer of Jesus, Judas Iscariot. According to John 14:22–23, after Jesus completed the ...
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Martyr refers to anyone who sacrifices their life or something valuable for principle; term may also refer specifically to someone who voluntarily suffers death rather than deny their religion by words or deeds; such action institutionalized recognition in most major religions worldwide including Judaism where readiness for martyrdom became a colle...
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The Epistle of Saint Jude is usually attributed to the Apostle Jude, and is a short piece. Some statues of Saint Jude include the letter (such as the statue of Saint Jude by Adam Kossowski in Faversham, Kent). Tradition and legend Saint Thaddeus Armenian Monastery, Iran
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A Saint Jude statue is a perfect gift to call on his intercession. Jude, called in the Bible Jude Thaddeus, was one of the Apostles of Jesus Christ. He is called Jude to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Our Lord. He was the brother of the Apostle St James the Less, and like James, a relative of Jesus.
- St. Jude and His Cousin…Jesus! Opinions vary as to how closely St. Jude was related to Our Lord, but he is generally thought to have been the brother of St. James the Less and a cousin of Jesus.
- The Patron of Desperate Causes. Jesus instructed both St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Bernard, in visions, to pray to St. Jude and honor him as “the Patron Saint of the Impossible.”
- An Intercessor in Financial Hardship. St. Jude has shown his gentle and loving presence in my life throughout many trials and struggles. From the time I was a little girl—looking up at him as he stood faithfully on my grandmother’s dresser—until now, almost fifty years later, he remains especially beloved.
- A Consoler in Illness and Suffering. About four years after St. Jude helped my husband, one of my teenagers was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.
Oct 27, 2021 · On Oct. 28, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Saint Jude, also known as Thaddeus, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles. He is believed to have written the Letter of Jude, one of the shortest...
Oct 23, 2023 · Saint Jude is the patron saint of various groups and places, and is best known as the patron of "desperate" or "difficult" cases (a term used in preference to the older title of "hopeless" cases, since with God no situation is hopeless). Saint Jude is therefore the patron saint and Apostle of HOPE.
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