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Mexico City is the main center of veneration to Judas Thaddaeus, with thousands of small street shrines, especially in older, lower-class neighborhoods such as Colonia Obrera. [3] [5] However, other areas with significant numbers of devotees include Michoacán, the State of Mexico, Puebla, Nuevo León and Baja California.
It is the ninth largest statue in Mexico, [4] and the largest statue of Jude Thaddaeus in the world. [1] 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 is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, another apostle and later the betrayer of Jesus. 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 ...
A wooden figure holding a bone fragment of St. Jude’s arm was kept in a glass case while it glided through the calm waters as part of a month-long visit to Mexico, a country that is home to nearl
Villanueva was founded on February 4, 1692, under the name Villagutierre del Águila.Like many towns in Mexico, the name of the patron saint of the town was added to the name – in this case, that of Judas Thaddaeus – and it became Villa de San Judas Tadeo de Villa Gutierre del Águila.
Veneration of Judas Thaddaeus in Mexico; Virgin of Ocotlán This page was last edited on 5 April 2020, at 02:00 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
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