Apostle · 1st century
Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy
Also known as Thaddaeus of Edessa
A Hebrew of Edessa, one of the Seventy, who preached Christ in Edessa and beyond.
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Related Saints
- Apostle Ananias of the Seventy · Apostle
- Apostle & Evangelist Luke · Apostle
- Apostle Peter · Apostle
- Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer, Bishop of Antioch · Hieromartyr
- St. Photius the Great, Patriarch of Constantinople · Hierarch
- Hieromartyrs Marcellus of Sicily, Philagrius of Cyprus, and Pancratius of Taormina · Hieromartyr
Notes
Apostle of the Seventy; distinct from Jude (Thaddeus) of the Twelve, commemorated Jun 19.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints