Saints Simon and Jude (also known as Thaddeus) are Apostles and martyrs. Little is known about them, though St. Jude is mentioned by name in three of the Gospels and Western tradition holds that he was martyred with Saint Simon in Persia. He was the brother of St. James the Less and of St. Simeon, and was likely a son of Clopas and Mary (a cousin of the Blessed Mother). He is the Apostle who, at the Last Supper, asked Jesus why he would not manifest himself to the whole world following His resurrection. Saint Simon, “the Zealot,” is mentioned by name in all four of the Gospels. It is likely that he was a Galilean, and was possibly a member of the sect of Jews called Zealots “from a singular zeal they possessed for the honor of God and the purity of religion.” Some accounts claim that St. Simon was crucified, while other accounts claim he was sawed in half. Saint Jude is the patron of lost causes and desperate situations, and Saint Simon is the patron of curriers, sawyers, and tanners. Their feast day is October 28.
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