Jude, << jood, >> Saint, was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ. He was one of the apostles listed in the Gospel of Luke as the son of James, or the brother of James in some versions of the Bible. However, the lists in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark mention Thaddeus or Libbeus in place of Jude. Biblical scholars believe that Jude, Thaddeus, and Libbeus are all the same person.
Jude is sometimes known as Judas. However, he should not be confused with Judas Iscariot, the betrayer of Jesus, or with Jude (also called Juda or Judas), the brother of Jesus. Some scholars believe that he is the Judas mentioned in the Gospel of John. Many Biblical scholars believe he is not the Jude who wrote the Epistle of Jude, the 26th book of the New Testament.
According to later tradition, Jude preached and died in Persia. He may have worked with the apostle Simon the Zealot. Jude is the patron saint of desperate causes. In the Roman Catholic Church, Jude shares a feast day with Simon the Zealot on October 28. Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate Jude’s feast day on June 19.
