Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)

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Christian apostle New Testament figure biblical person saint

Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude and venerated as a patron saint of desperate and lost causes in Christian tradition.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Jude the Apostle	9
Jude Thaddaeus	5
Saint Thaddeus	5
Judas Thaddaeus	4
Jude Thaddeus	3
Apostle Thaddeus	2
Apostle Thaddaeus	1
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) canonical	1
Saint Jude Thaddeus	1
Saint Thaddeus the Apostle	1
St. Jude Thaddaeus	1
St. Jude Thaddeus	1
St. Thaddeus	1
Thaddaeus the Apostle	1
Ἰούδας Θαδδαῖος	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
Context triple: [Last Supper, hasParticipant, Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)]

A. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
B. Apostle Thomas
Apostle Thomas, also known as "Doubting Thomas," was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, best known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he personally saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
C. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
D. Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
E. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle Thaddeus (Jude)
Target entity description: Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the author of the New Testament Epistle of Jude and venerated as a patron saint of desperate and lost causes in Christian tradition.

A. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
B. Apostle Thomas
Apostle Thomas, also known as "Doubting Thomas," was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, best known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he personally saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
C. Apostle James the Less
Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.
D. Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
E. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian apostle ⓘ New Testament figure ⓘ biblical person ⓘ saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Judas Thaddaeus ⓘ linked to: Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) Judas of James ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Less Jude ⓘ Jude Thaddeus ⓘ linked to: Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) St. Jude ⓘ Thaddaeus ⓘ
associatedWith	Jerusalem ⓘ Mesopotamia (by later tradition) ⓘ linked to: Mesopotamia Syria (by later tradition) ⓘ linked to: Syria early Christian missions ⓘ
attributedWork	Epistle of Jude ⓘ
canonizationStatus	saint in some Lutheran traditions ⓘ saint in the Anglican Communion ⓘ saint in the Catholic Church ⓘ saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ saint in the Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
commemoratedOn	All Saints' Day in many Christian traditions ⓘ linked to: All Saints’ Day
familyRelation	called "brother of James" in the New Testament ⓘ often identified as a relative of Jesus ⓘ
feastDay	19 June (Armenian Apostolic Church, with St. Bartholomew) ⓘ 19 June (some Eastern traditions) ⓘ 28 October (Roman Catholic Church, with Simon the Zealot) ⓘ
followerOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
liturgicalColor	red (in Western Christian iconography, as a martyr) ⓘ
martyrdom	traditionally believed to have been martyred ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
patronage	desperate causes ⓘ hopeless cases ⓘ lost causes ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
role	one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus ⓘ
symbol	axe ⓘ boat ⓘ club ⓘ image of Christ (the Holy Face) ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedAsAuthorOf	Epistle of Jude ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

How these facts were elicited