Thaddeus of Edessa
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Christian saint
biblical figure
early Christian missionary
legendary figure
member of the Seventy Disciples
Thaddeus of Edessa is a figure of early Christian tradition venerated as one of the Seventy Disciples and the legendary evangelizer of Edessa.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ early Christian missionary ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ member of the Seventy Disciples ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Addai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mar Addai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaddai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgy | Liturgy of Addai and Mari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRite | East Syriac Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
King Abgar of Edessa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mandylion tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ legend of the Image of Edessa ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithModernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Osroene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1st-century Christian saints
ⓘ
Seventy Disciples NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac saints ⓘ |
| feastDay |
August 21
ⓘ
August 23 ⓘ January 28 ⓘ |
| feastDayNote | feast days vary by tradition ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Syriac ⓘ |
| linkedTo | early Christian missions in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Doctrine of Addai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission |
to bring the gospel to Edessa
ⓘ
to heal King Abgar according to tradition ⓘ |
| patronage | Edessa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role |
disciple of Jesus
ⓘ
evangelizer of Edessa ⓘ missionary to Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| sourceTradition |
Eastern Christian hagiography
ⓘ
Syriac Christian tradition ⓘ |
| status | venerated ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century ⓘ |
| tradition | one of the Seventy Disciples ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Assyrian Church of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Church of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Syriac Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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