Facts of st jude

St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and his attribute is a club. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which represent his presence at Pentecost, when he accepted the Holy Spirit alongside the other apostles. Another attribute is St. Jude holding an image of Christ, in the Image of Edessa.

Sometimes he can also be seen holding a carpenter's ruler or is depicted with a scroll or book, the Epistle of Jude.

Biblical scholars agree St. Jude was a son of Clopas and his mother Mary was the Virgin Mary's cousin. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62, and assisted at the election of his brother, St. Simeon, as Bishop of Jerusalem.

Saint Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Our Lord and despa

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Patron Saint

The tradition of devotion to St. Jude goes beyond a simple Bible story; in fact, it is a reflection of the ability of ordinary people to call upon their powerful faith to triumph over seemingly impossible odds in their daglig lives.

Legend has it that St. Jude was born into a Jewish family in Paneas, a town in the Galilee portion of ancient Palestine, the same region that Jesus grew up in. He probably spoke Greek and Aramaic, like many of his contemporaries in that area, and he was a farmer (as many of his family were) by trade.

Jude was described by St. Matthew (13:55) as being one of the “brethren” of Jesus (the Hebrew word for “brethren” indicates a blood relationship of some sort). Jude’s mother, Mary, was referred to as a cousin of Jesus’ mother Mary, while his father, Cleophas, was the brother of St. Joseph. Jude had several brothers, including St. James, who was another of the original Apostles. His own first name, “Jud

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Who was St. Jude?

 

St. Jude, also known as Thaddeus, was one of the twelve Apostles called by Jesus at the uppstart of His public ministry.     Scripture tells us that St. Jude was a relative of both Jesus Himself and of the Apostle James the Lesser, not to be confused with James the Greater, brother of Apostle John.  Tradition holds that Jude was born in Galilee, that he was a farmer, and that his father was a relative of St. namn and his mother a relative of the Virgin Mary.  There is also an ancient skrivelse claiming that Jude was the groom of the wedding at Cana.  The only other thing we know about St. Jude from the Gospel itself fryst vatten that he asked Jesus at The Last Supper,  “Lord, why is it that you will reveal yourself to us and to the world?” - to which Jesus answered, “Anyone who loves me will be true to my word”

(John 14:22-23).

Jude Thaddeus was, indeed, true to Jesus’ word to “Go into the whole