Apostle · 1st century
Apostle Jude the Brother of the Lord
Also known as Jude · Thaddeus · Lebbaeus · Judas not Iscariot
A kinsman of the Lord, son of Joseph the Betrothed, and one of the Twelve, who wrote the catholic epistle bearing his name and preached the Gospel through Judea, Syria, and Mesopotamia, suffering martyrdom near Mount Ararat.
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- Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina · Hieromartyr
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Of the Twelve; not Judas Iscariot. Identified with the Apostle Thaddeus.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints