St. Jude - Oceanside, CA
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N 33° 13.961 W 117° 19.097
11S E 470345 N 3677127
This sculpture is located in the cemetery at Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside, CA.
Waymark Code: WMJMJY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2013
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This lifesized painted cement(?) statue of St. Jude depicts him as an older man, standing, holding a scroll in his left arm to his chest and an Image of Edessa in his right hand. No artist is listed but the dedication is dated 1996.
Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus. He is sometimes identified with Jude, "brother of Jesus", but is clearly distinguished from Judas Iscariot, another apostle, the betrayer of Jesus.
The Armenian Apostolic Church honors Thaddeus along with Saint Bartholomew as its patron saints. In the Roman Catholic Church he is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes.
Saint Jude's attribute is a club. He is also often shown in icons with a flame around his head. This represents his presence at Pentecost, when he received the Holy Spirit with the other apostles. Another common attribute is Jude holding an image of Jesus Christ, in the image of Edessa. In some instances he may be shown with a scroll or a book (the Epistle of Jude) or holding a carpenter's rule."