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Devotion to Judas Thaddaeus is widespread in Mexico City and some other areas, especially among the poor, often referred to by the familiar diminutive San Juditas. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Devotees also include police, truck drivers, manual laborers and some upper-class people such as college students, politicians, businesspeople and artists.
The statue was selected by the people of Badiraguato, who chose the statue of Judas Thaddaeus over depictions of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. [1] The monument was donated by an unnamed individual. [3] [2] Jude Thaddaeus is regarded as an important figure in the Catholic faith [2] and is known as the saint of lost causes. [1]
Both Jude and Judas are translations of the name Ὶούδας in the Koine Greek original text of the New Testament, which in turn is a Greek variant of Judah (Y'hudah), a name which was common among Jews at the time. In most Bibles in languages other than English and French, Jude and Judas are referred to by the same name.
In May 1999, Teodor P. Gapuz was appointed Director of St. Jude Catholic School, and John O'Mahony took over as acting parish priest of St. Jude Archdiocesan Shrine with the following parochial vicars: Isabelo San Luis, Rodgrigo Advincula, and Leopoldo C. Jaucian, with Roland Aquino as the deacon who assisted on weekends.
The Gospel of Judas is a non-canonical Gnostic gospel.The content consists of conversations between Jesus and Judas Iscariot.Given that it includes late 2nd-century theology, it is widely thought to have been composed in the 2nd century (prior to 180 AD) by Gnostic Christians. [1]
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Maximón (/ ˌ m æ ʃ ɪ ˈ m oʊ n,-ˈ m ɒ n /), also called San Simón, is a Maya deity, narco-saint, and folk saint, represented in various forms by the Maya peoples of several towns in the Guatemalan Highlands. Oral tradition of his creation and purpose in these communities is complex, diverse, and born of the ancient Maya traditions ...