St. Jude Thaddeus life & Biography
A Short Biography of St. Jude Thaddeus
Patron Saint of Lost Causes and Desperate Cases
Life of Saint Jude
Saint Jude is known as the patron of lost causes and desperate cases, and the patron saint of hospitals. Jude was one of Jesus twelve original apostles, though little specific information is known about his life.  His lineage is documented as a direct relative of Jesus, a cousin.  There are certainly many sources of shared personal history, for instance any reference in the New Testament to the apostles would presumably include him.  Thus we can conclude he was in the boat, on the hillside, in Jerusalem, at the Last Supper, etc.
Saint Jude is actually a saint known by two names, Jude and/or Thaddeus.  The name "Thaddeus" means sweetness and gentleness of character.  He is not the traitor Judas Iscariot, and he faithfully followed Jesus until his crucifixion, and then later set out to evangelize.
October 28th is the Roman Catholic day of his feast.  He is also venerated as a saint in the Anglican Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Church and the Coptic Christian Church.
Written history is not clear concerning Jude Thaddeus birth and early years, so modern knowledge is a by-product of                  legend. St. Jude was born in the northern region of Galilee which                  today is northern Israel. The town at the time was known as Paneas                  but the name was changed to Caesarea Philippi and today is named                  Banyas. His father was Clopas, brother of St. Joseph, and his                  mother Mary was a cousin of the Virgin Mary. This fact allows                  the conclusion that St. Jude was a contemporary of Jesus and most                  likely in roughly the same age group. He was a farmer by occupation                  and like most people in that time and that region probably bilingual,                  speaking Greek and Aramaic. St. Hegesippus, an historian of the                  early years of the church, tells of an incident involving two                  grandsons of St. Jude, so we know he was married and that he had                  at least one child. There are some biblical scholars that have                  stated St. Jude was the bridegroom at the Cana wedding, though                  this is not a proven fact.
St. Jude who was one of the first disciples to join Jesus                  and was his true believer through the Crucifixion and afterward,                  until his own death.
Saint Jude the Apostle
The apostles, Saint Jude Thaddeus and Apostle Bartholomew                  were the first to bring Christianity to the present day nation                  of Armenia.
St. Thomas, acting under divine guidance, dispatched St. Jude to the city of Edessa, Turkey to preach on the teachings of Jesus Christ. He also preached and taught in Turkey, Syria, Libya, Samaria, Judea and Palestine.
We know of one incident and one written document from St. Jude.                  Together, these two constitute the foundation of Christianity. St. Jude is the apostle at the Last Supper who asked Jesus                  why he chose to reveal himself only to his disciples. Jesus reply, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my                  Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home                  with him."
There is one written document from this saint, The Letter of St. Jude.  The importance and impact of this letter cannot be overstated, it is one of the seven letters of the Catholic faith.  Using a direct no nonsense approach, he warns Christians against the unbelievers with clear charges such as licentiousness, perversion, sexual immorality, unnatural lust, slanderers of holy men, rejection of authority and denial of Jesus Christ.
St. Jude was murdered by an angry pagan mob in Beirut, Lebanon                  in 65 A.D.