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    Symbols of St. Jude

    Statues and paintings of St. Jude and most other saints show them holding an object or an instrument whose purpose is to tell us who the saint is and what he or she did to gain their place in heaven.  These objects identify them to the faithful who are praying to the saint for an answer to their prayers or novena intentions.

    Almost all the apostles and saints can be identified in this way.  Naturally, the better-known saints are more easily identified: St. Peter holding the keys to the Kingdom; St. Sebastian full of arrows; St. Lucy with her eyes on a plate; the giant St. Christopher with the Christ Child on his shoulders.

    However, when it comes to our patron, St. Jude, the images are more complicated.  As is clear in the image of him here, he is usually shown with the attributes that relate to his life and death, as well as a few objects that have accrued to him during the early centuries of Christianity, such as the legend of St. Jude and the

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    St. Jude Thaddaeus

    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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    Shroud, Painting, or Medallion? The Mysterious Iconography of Saint Jude Thaddeus

    May 09, 2022

    Shroud, Painting, or Medallion? The Mysterious Iconography of Saint Jude Thaddeus
    bygd Father Gabriel Gillen, O.P.

    You may have heard of the Holy Shroud of Turin, the Tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, and the Miraculous Veil of Saint Veronica. These images have miraculous origins; they were not painted by human hands.

    The earliest paintings of Saint Jude depict him as bearing a cloth imprinted with the image of Christ (see here). Later paintings make it appear that Saint Jude is wearing a medal around his neck.

    The Holy Face of Jesus Christ is shown in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.

    According to tradition, King Abgar of Edessa wrote a letter to Jesus, asking Christ to visit and cure him. Jesus declined the invitation, but promised a future visitation by one of His Apostles. The promised Apostle turned out to be Saint Jude Thaddeus, who brough