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St. Jude (flourished 1st century ce; Western feast day October 28, Eastern feast days June 19 and August 21) was one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is the reputed author of the canonical Letter of Jude that warns against the licentious and blasphemous heretics.
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 who established the National Shrine of St. Jude in 1929.
7 Μαΐ 2020 · #5 How did he die? Tradition holds that Jude was martyred in the year 65 in the Roman province of Syria, near modern-day Beirut in Lebanon. He was said to have been killed by an ax; many icons depicting St. Jude show him holding an ax.
11 Σεπ 2019 · How did Jude the apostle die? It’s traditionally believed that Jude was martyred in Syria on his missionary journey with Simon the Zealot. But it’s unclear how reliable this tradition is, because it comes from the account found in Acts of Simon and Jude , a questionable text full of legendary stories.
After Christ had ascended to heaven, St. Jude was sent to King Abgar by the Apostle St. Thomas. The king was cured and astonished. He converted to Christianity along with most of the people under his rule.
St. Jude was martyred (killed for his beliefs) with another apostle, Simon the Zealot in Beirut, Lebanon, around AD 66 by an axe. [1] In the Roman Catholic church, Jude and Simon's feast day is celebrated on 29 October.
After the death and resurrection of Jesus, St. Jude traveled throughout Mesopotamia, Libya, and Persia with St. Simon preaching and building up the foundations of the early Church. St. Jude died a martyr's death for his unwavering faith.
