The life of St. Simon, who had been referred to as a Zealot, after Pentecost is not well understood. He is believed to have joined St. Jude in Persia after preaching in Egypt. He is frequently seen with a saw, which is said to have been used to cut him in half during his martyrdom. But according to St. Basil the Great, who lived in the fourth century, he passed away quietly at Edessa.

St. Jude, also called Thaddaeus, was a relative of Jesus and the brother of St. James the Lesser. He preached the gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia, according to ancient writers. Eusebius states that Jude went back to Jerusalem in 62 and helped elect his brother, St. Simeon, as the city's bishop.

He wrote an epistle to the Eastern churches, specifically to the Jewish converts, criticizing the errors of the Gnostics, Simonians, and Nicolaites. It is reported that this Apostle was martyred in Armenia, which was ruled by Persia at the time. It was not until the third century A.D. that the Armenian people were finally converted to Christianity.

At the Last Supper, St. Jude was the one who questioned Jesus on why, following His resurrection, He would not make Himself known to the entire world. Legend has it that he traveled to Edessa and Beirut, but little is known about his life.

In first-century Persia, he was clubbed to death and then decapitated after his death. His relics are kept in Toulouse, France; Rheims; and Saint Peter's in Rome.

Because his New Testament letter emphasizes that the faithful should endure in the face of harsh, tough circumstances, just as their forebears had done before them, St. Jude Thaddeus is called upon in times of need.

Therefore, he is revered as the patron of desperate situations, forgotten causes, hospital workers, hospitals, impossible causes, lost causes, and the diocese of Saint Petersburg, Florida. He is shown as a bearded man with a book, a club, an axe, a boat, a boat hook, or an oar in his hands. He is shown wearing a medallion bearing an image of Jesus in almost all of the pictures. He frequently carries a pen, and he typically has a tiny flame above his head.

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