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Thaddeus of Edessa
Christian saint and one of the seventy disciples of Jesus
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Feast: 3 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
50
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
According to Eastern Christian tradition, Addai of Edessa (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ, Mar Addai or Mor Aday sometimes Latinized Addeus) or Thaddeus of Edessa was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Saint Mari Saint Pupil“He was converted by Thaddeus of Edessa, also known as "Addai"), and is said to have had as his spiritual director, Mar Aggai.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Addai, primo dei 70 discepoli, apostolo di Edessa — Addai (Thaddeus of Edessa) is honoured in Catholic tradition as patron, with St Mari, of the Persian and Assyrian peoples; the Anaphora of Addai and Mari is the eucharistic prayer of the Chaldean Catholic and Syro-Malaba
- Wikidata Q2478007 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Addai of Edessa (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.