St. Jude
Hopeless causes' advocate
St.
Jude is the patron saint of lost causes and desperate situations in Catholic tradition—one of the twelve apostles, also called Thaddeus.
People pray to St.
Jude when circumstances seem hopeless.
St.
Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962, treats children with catastrophic diseases regardless of ability to pay, making the name synonymous with charitable medical care: We donate to St. Jude every year.
- saintCanonized holy person
- patron saintHoly figure guarding devotees
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- children's hospitalHealthcare facility for youth
children · cancer · Memphis · apostle · Thaddeus · medal · hopeless · prayer · miracle · healing · research · medical research · charity · medallion · desperate · intercession · Catholic · devotion
- Children's CharitiesSave the Children, UNICEF, Boys Town, Ronald McDonald House, Shriners
- nonprofitscharity shop, charity organizations, nonprofit, nonprofits, charities
- Medical InstitutionsJohns Hopkins Hospital, Mount Sinai, Mayo Clinic, university hospitals, teaching hospitals
- Parish NamesSt. Joseph, St. Mary, St. Patrick, St. John, St. Peter
- pediatric hospitalschildren's hospitals, pediatric care, pediatric wards, pediatric ER, pediatric emergency
- Cancer NonprofitsAmerican Cancer Society, ACS, Susan G. Komen
St. JudeJudas Iscariot
Disciple who betrayed Christ
Judas · Benedict Arnold · Brutus · Iago
St. JudeSt. Peter
Heaven's traditional gatekeeper
Virgin Mary · St. Paul · St. Mary · St. Francis of Assisi · St. Patrick