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Saint Jude the Apostle Apostle Jude by Anthony van Dyck Apostle and Martyr 1st century AD Galilee, Judaea, Roman Empire 1st century AD Persia, or Ararat, Armenia Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Churches, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Church of the East, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism, Aglipayan Church Islam Canonized Pre-Congregation Major shrine St. Thaddeus Armenian Monastery, northern Iran ; Saint Peter 's, Rome ; Reims, Toulouse, France Feast October 28 ( Western Christianity ) June 19 ( Eastern Christianity ) Attributes Axe, club, boat, oar, medallion Patronage Armenia ; lost causes ; desperate situations ; hospitals ; St. Petersburg, Florida ; Cotta ; the Chicago Police Department ; Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ; Lucena, Quezon, Sibalom, Antique, and Trece Mártires, Cavite, the Philippines ; and Sinajana in Guam This article contains Coptic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Coptic letters. Jude, also known as Judas Thaddaeus ( Greek : Θαδδαῖος ; Coptic : ⲑⲁⲇⲇⲉⲟⲥ ; Syriac / Aramaic : ܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ ), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, the brother of Jesus, but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus prior to his crucifixion. Judas Thaddaeus became known as Jude after early translators of the New Testament from Greek into English sought to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot and subsequently abbreviated his forename. Most versions of the New Testament in languages other than English and French refer to Judas and Jude by the same name. The Armenian Apostolic Church honors Thaddeus along with Saint Bartholomew as its patron saints. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Saint Jude 's attribute is a club. He is also often shown in icons with a flame around his head. This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles. Another common attribute is Jude holding an image of Jesus Christ, known as the Image of Edessa. In some instances, he may be shown with a scroll or a book ( the Epistle of Jude ) or holding a carpenter 's rule. Contents 1 Identity 1.1 New Testament 1.2 Brother of James or son of James ? 1.3 Brother of Jesus ? 1.4 Possible identity with Thaddeus 2 Tradition and legend 3 Death and remains 4 Iconography 5 Veneration 5.1 Patronage 5.2 Shrines and churches 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References Identity New Testament Jude is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, another apostle and later the betrayer of Jesus. Both Jude and Judas are translations of the name Ὶούδας in the Koine Greek language original text of the New Testament, which in turn is a Greek variant of Judah ( Y'hudah ), a name which was common among Jews at the time. In most Bibles in languages other than English and French, Jude and Judas are referred to by the same name. Aside from Judas Iscariot, the New Testament mentions Jude or Judas six times, in four different contexts : `` Jude of James '', one of the twelve apostles ( Luke 6 : 16 and Acts 1 : 13 ) ; `` Judas, ( not Judas Iscariot ) '', apparently an apostle ( John 14 : 22 ) ; the brother of Jesus ( Matthew 13 : 55, Mark 6 : 3 ) ; the writer of the Epistle of Jude, who identifies himself as `` the brother of James '' ( Jude 1 : 1 ). The first two are almost always thought to be the same person, although theologian Raymond Brown saw the identification as uncertain. The latter two are also usually thought to be the same person, though this too is not certain ; see Epistle of Jude. Catholic tradition generally holds this to be the same person ; while Protestants generally believe 1 and 2, and 3 and 4 were two different people. Brother of James or son of James ? Translations into English from the original Greek of the New Testament vary in their rendering of Luke 6 : 16 and Acts 1 : 13. A literal translation of the references to Jude in these passages gives `` Jude of James '', as in Young 's Literal Translation of the Bible, but scholars differ on whether this means `` Jude, brother of James '' or `` Jude, son of James ''. The King James and the Douay - Rheims versions call him `` Judas the brother of James '', making him the same person as the writer of the Epistle of Jude, who identifies himself as `` Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James '' ( Jude 1 : 1 ). Most modern translations ( including the New International Version, Revised Standard Version and New Revised Standard Version ), identify him as `` Jude the son of James '', and not the same person as the author of the Epistle of Jude. Protestant scholar Darrell L. Bock writes that it must mean `` son '' not `` brother '', because when `` brother '' is intended, the Greek word for `` brother '' ( adelphos ) is present. Bock also says that means he was not the brother of Jesus. Brother of Jesus ? Opinion is divided on whether Jude the apostle was also Jude, brother of Jesus, the traditional author of the Epistle of Jude. Generally, Catholics believe the two Judes are the same person, while Protestants generally do not. According to the surviving fragments of the work Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord of the Apostolic Father Papias of Hierapolis, who lived c. 70 -- 163 AD, Mary the wife of Cleophas or Alphaeus would be the mother of Judas the brother of Jesus that Papias identifies with Thaddeus : Mary the wife of Cleophas or Alphaeus, who was the mother of James the bishop and apostle, and of Simon and Thaddeus, and of one Joseph... ( Fragment X ) Possible identity with Thaddeus St. Thaddeus, St. Sandukht and other Christians in Sanatruk 's prison In the apostolic lists at Matthew 10 : 3 and Mark 3 : 18, Jude is omitted, but there is a Thaddeus ( or in some manuscripts of Matthew 10 : 3, `` Lebbaeus who was surnamed Thaddaeus '', and therefore in the King James Version ) listed in his place. This has led many Christians since early times to harmonize the lists by positing a `` Jude Thaddeus '', known by either name. This is made plausible by the fact that `` Thaddeus '' seems to be a nickname ( see Thaddeus ) and that many New Testament figures have multiple names ( such as Simon Peter and Joseph Barnabas ). A further complication is the fact that the name `` Judas '' was tarnished by Judas Iscariot. It has been argued that for this reason it is unsurprising that Mark and Matthew refer to him by an alternate name. Some Biblical scholars reject this theory, however, holding that Jude and Thaddeus did not represent the same person. Scholars have proposed alternative theories to explain the discrepancy : an unrecorded replacement of one for the other during the ministry of Jesus because of apostasy or death ; the possibility that `` twelve '' was a symbolic number and an estimation ; or simply that the names were not recorded perfectly by the early church. Thaddeus, one of the twelve apostles, is often indistinguishable from Thaddeus of Edessa, one of the Seventy Disciples. In some Latin manuscripts of Matthew 10 : 3, Thaddeus is called Judas the Zealot. Tradition and legend Saint Thaddeus Armenian Monastery, Iran Tradition holds that Saint Jude preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia and Libya. He is also said to have visited Beirut and Edessa, though the emissary of the latter mission is also identified as Thaddeus of Edessa, Addai, one of the Seventy. The 14th - century writer Nicephorus Callistus makes Jude the bridegroom at the wedding at Cana. The legend reports that St. Jude was born into a Jewish family in Paneas, a town in Galilee later rebuilt during the Roman period and renamed Caesarea Philippi. In all probability he spoke both Greek and Aramaic, like almost all of his contemporaries in that area, and was a farmer by trade. According to the legend, St. Jude was a son of Clopas and his mother Mary, a cousin of the Virgin Mary. Tradition has it that Jude 's father, Clopas, was martyred because of his forthright and outspoken devotion to the risen Christ. Although Saint Gregory the Illuminator is credited as the `` Apostle to the Armenians '', when he baptized King Tiridates III of Armenia in 301, converting the Armenians, the Apostles Jude and Bartholomew are traditionally believed to have been the first to bring Christianity to Armenia, and are therefore venerated as the patron saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Linked to this tradition is the Saint Thaddeus Monastery ( now in northern Iran ) and Saint Bartholomew Monastery ( now in southeastern Turkey ) which were both constructed in what was then Armenia. Tradition holds that Jude the Apostle was vegetarian. Death and remains Symbol of his martyrdom According to tradition, Saint Jude suffered martyrdom about 65 AD in Beirut, in the Roman province of Syria, together with the apostle Simon the Zealot, with whom he is usually connected. The axe that he is often shown holding in pictures symbolizes the way in which he was killed. Their acts and martyrdom were recorded in an Acts of Simon and Jude that was among the collection of passions and legends traditionally associated with the legendary Abdias, bishop of Babylon, and said to have been translated into Latin by his disciple Tropaeus Africanus, according to the Golden Legend account of the saints. Sometime after his death, Saint Jude 's body was brought from Beirut to Rome and placed in a crypt in St. Peter 's Basilica which was visited by many devotees. Now his bones are in the left transept of St. Peter 's Basilica under the main altar of St. Joseph in one tomb with the remains of the apostle Simon the Zealot. According to another popular tradition, the remains of St. Jude were preserved in an Armenian monastery on an island in the northern part of Issyk - Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan at least until the mid-15th century. Later legends either deny that the remains are preserved there or claim that they were moved to a yet more desolate stronghold in the Pamir Mountains. Iconography Church of Saints Simon and Jude Thaddeus in Rudno, Poland. Jude is traditionally depicted carrying the image of Jesus in his hand or close to his chest, betokening the legend of the Image of Edessa, recorded in apocryphal correspondence between Jesus and Abgar which is reproduced in Eusebius ' History Ecclesiastica, I, xiii. Eusebius relates that King Abgar of Edessa ( now Şanlıurfa in southeast Turkey ) sent a letter to Jesus seeking a cure for an illness afflicting him. With the letter he sent his envoy Hannan, the keeper of the archives, offering his own home city to Jesus as a safe dwelling place. The envoy painted a likeness of Jesus with choice paints ( or alternatively, impressed with Abgar 's faith, Jesus pressed his face into a cloth and gave it to Hannan ) to take to Abgar with his answer. Upon seeing Jesus ' image, the king placed it with great honor in one of his palatial houses. After Christ 's execution, Jude Thomas the Apostle sent Addai, one of the 70 or 72 in Luke 10 : 1 -- 12 to King Abgar and the king was cured. Astonished, he converted to Christianity, along with many of the people under his rule. Additionally, St. Jude is often depicted with a flame above his head, representing his presence at Pentecost, when he was said to have received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles. Veneration Statue of St. Jude in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran by Lorenzo Ottoni. Procession in Lima, Peru. According to tradition, after his martyrdom, pilgrims came to his grave to pray and many of them experienced the powerful intercessions of St. Jude. Thus the title, ' The Saint for the Hopeless and the Despaired '. St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Bernard had visions from God asking each to accept St. Jude as ' The Patron Saint of the Impossible '. His feast day is October 28 ( Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church ) and June 19 ( Eastern Orthodox Church ). The Order of Preachers ( better known as the Dominicans ) began working in present - day Armenia soon after their founding in 1216. At that time, there was already a substantial devotion to Saint Jude by both Catholic and Orthodox Christians in the area. This lasted until persecution drove Christians from the area in the 18th century. Devotion to Saint Jude began again in earnest in the 19th century, starting in Italy and Spain, spreading to South America, and finally to the United States ( starting in the vicinity of Chicago ) owing to the influence of the Claretians and the Dominicans in the 1920s. Patronage Among some Roman Catholics, Saint Jude is venerated as the `` patron saint of lost causes ''. This practice stems from the belief that few Christians invoked him for misplaced fear of praying to Christ 's betrayer, Judas Iscariot, because of their similar names. The ignored Jude thus supposedly became quite eager to assist anyone who sought his help, to the point of interceding in the most dire of circumstances. The Church also wanted to encourage veneration of this `` forgotten '' apostle, and maintained that Saint Jude would intercede in any lost cause to prove his sanctity and zeal for Christ. Saint Jude is the patron saint of the Chicago Police Department and of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo ( a soccer team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ). His other patronages include desperate situations and hospitals. One of his namesakes is St. Jude Children 's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, which has helped many children with terminal illnesses and their families since its founding in 1962. Shrines and churches Many countries venerate the Apostle Jude and have constructed shrines or churches dedicated to his memory. Such sites include those in Australia, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Cuba, India, Iran, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, the United States and Lebanon. The National Shrine of St. Jude in Chicago, Illinois was founded in 1929 by the Claretian Missionaries. The Nationwide Center of St. Jude Devotions in Baltimore was founded in 1917 by the Pallottines. The National Shrine of Saint Jude Thaddeus in the Philippines was erected by the Archdiocese of Manila in 1954 as Espíritu Santo Chinese Parish. The Shrine holds the saint 's novena liturgy every Thursday, and is now under the Society of the Divine Word that also runs the attached Saint Jude Catholic School. The National Shrine of Saint Jude at Faversham in England was founded in 1955. See also Book : Apostle ( Christian ) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jude the Apostle. Statue of Jude the Apostle, Charles Bridge Veneration of Judas Thaddaeus ( San Judas Tadeo ) in Mexico Notes Jump up ^ However, Philostorgius, the 5th - century Arian Christian historian, says in his Historia Ecclesiastica : `` The district of Paneas was formerly called Dan. But in the course of time it came to be called Caesarea Philippi, and later still, when the heathen erected in it a statue of the God Pan, its name was changed to Paneas. '' References Jump up ^ Butler, Alban. `` St Jude, Apostle ''. EWTN. Retrieved 27 May 2014. Jump up ^ Lanzi, Fernando ; Lanzi, Gioia ( 2004 ). Saints and Their Symbols : Recognizing Saints in Art and in Popular Images. Liturgical Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780814629703. Jump up ^ `` St. Jude Shrine, Yoodhapuram ''. Yoodhapuramchurch.com. Retrieved 2013 - 12 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Saint Judas ''. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 October 2015. 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Exposition of the Sayings of the Lord. Fragment X. earlychristianwritings.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015. Jump up ^ For instance Otto Harpan, in `` The Apostle '' ( Sands, 1962 ), quoted at `` St. Jude ''. 12apostlesofthecatholicchurch.com. Archived from the original on 2005 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ Pesch, Rudolf. `` Simon - Petrus. Geschichte und geschichtliche Bedeutung der ersten Juengers Jesu Christ '', Paepste und Papsttum 15, Hiersmann, 1980. p. 36. Jump up ^ Meier, John P., A Marginal Jew volume 3, pp 130 -- 133, 200 ( `` Christian imagination was quick to harmonize and produce Jude Thaddeus, a conflation that has no basis in reality. '' ) Jump up ^ Sanders, E.P., Jesus and Judaism, Fortress Press, 1985. ISBN 0 - 334 - 02091 - 3. p. 102 Jump up ^ Fitzmyer, Joseph, The Gospel according to Luke : Introduction, translation, and notes, Volume 2, The Anchor Bible, Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1981 -- 1985. ISBN 0 - 385 - 00515 - 6. p. 619 - 620 Jump up ^ Kutash, V. Rev. 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Question: who is the patron saint for lost causes
Answer: Saint Jude the Apostle