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Sandstone Baroque statue of St Jude the Apostol of of unknown dating is located in corner niche of a burher's house No. 862 in Jakubská street, in Kutná Hora. On high sandstone pedestal there is St Jude statue with his typical attributes - a club in one hand and the book in the other - undoubtely "the Epistle of Jude". One of the angels at his side holds the thrid attribute of St Jude - image of Jesus Christ (from image of Edessa). In the house there is a cosy café named "U sv Judy Tadeáše (At St Jude Thaddeus)"
Short Biography
St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Jesus. St. Jude was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.
Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62, and assisted at the election of his brother, St. Simeon, as Bishop of Jerusalem.
He is an author of an epistle (letter) to the Churches of the East, particularly the Jewish converts, directed against the heresies of the Simonians, Nicolaites, and Gnostics. This Apostle is said to have suffered martyrdom in Armenia, which was then subject to Persia. The final conversion of the Armenian nation to Christianity did not take place until the third century of our era.
Jude was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why He would not manifest Himself to the whole world after His resurrection. Little else is known of his life. Legend claims that he visited Beirut and Edessa; possibly martyred with St. Simon in Persia.
Jude is invoked in desperate situations because his New Testament letter stresses that the faithful should persevere in the environment of harsh, difficult circumstances, just as their forefathers had done before them. Therefore, he is the patron saint of desperate cases and his feast day is October 28. Saint Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus and despaired because of his great sin and lack of trust in God's mercy.
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Barokní pískovcová socha svatého Judy tadeáše neznámého datování je umístena v rohovém výklenku meštanského domu c.p. 862 v Jakubské ulici Kutné Hory. Sv Juda drží v rukou své typické atributy - kyj a knihu, bezpochyby Epištolu sv. Judy, která je soucástí Nového Zákona. Jeden z andelu drží atribut tretí - desku s obrazem hlavy Krista, kterou podle legendy prinesl králi z Edessy.
Podle Bible je sv Juda vzdálený príbuzný a jeden ze 12 ucedníku Ježíše Krista; bratr sv. Jakuba Menšího. Spolu se sv. Šimonem hlásal víru v Arábii, Sýrii a Persii, kde byl kolem roku 80 zajat pohanskými knežími a po mnohých muceních privázán na kríž a zastrelen šípy (podle jiných podání byl ze sveta sprovozen kyjem, halapartnou nebo kopím, které se staly jeho atributy). Je uctíván jako ochránce v obtížných a nerešitelných situacích, lidé se na nej ale obraceli málo, protože byl casto zamenován s Jidášem Iškariotským, který Krista zradil. Ostatky Judy jsou uchovávány ve svatopetrském dóme v Ríme.