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3 days ago · 28/10/2023. St. Jude Thaddeus and St. Simon the Zealot, Apostles. Feast Day: October 28 – From CNA. St. Jude Thaddaeus. St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Lesser, and a relative of Jesus. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia.
3 days ago · The archaeological site of Loggos, which includes the city and Acropolis of ancient Edessa, in northern Greece, will be expanded and revamped to improve on-site scientific needs and visitor experience, as suggested by the local Ephorate of Antiquities. Adjacent to the modern city of Edessa, the ancient site holds a special place in Greek ...
3 days ago · He is the patron of lost causes and hopeless situations. Caroline Perkins, October 18, 2023 — 2 minutes read – ChurchPop. Saint Jude, also known as Thaddeus, was one of Jesus’ 12 apostles. It is believed he wrote one of the shortest books of the Bible, The Letter of Jude.
2 days ago · The Church of the East was headed by the Catholicose of the East seated originally in Seleucia-Ctesiphon, continuing a line that, according to its tradition, stretched back to the Apostolic Age. According to its tradition, the Church of the East was established by Thomas the Apostle in the first century.
Jesus also told St. Bridget to dedicate an altar in her church to St. Jude. Jesus said, “The fifth altar…must be for Thaddeus who with the purity of his heart will undoubtedly conquer the devil.” The Church celebrates St. Jude’s feast day on Oct. 28. He is the patron of impossible, desperate, and hopeless cases.
4 days ago · Definition. The Crusader States (aka the Latin East or Outremer) were created after the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE) in order to keep hold of the territorial gains made by Christian armies in the Middle East. The four small states were the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the County of Edessa, the County of Tripoli, and the Principality of Antioch.
4 days ago · The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the other Crusader states in 1135 AD, during the reign of Fulk. Fulk ( Latin: Fulco, French: Foulque or Foulques; c. 1089/1092 – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger, was the count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129 and the king of Jerusalem with his wife Melisende from 1131 to his death.
