Thaddeus of Edessa Saint Addai ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ | |
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Born | c. 1st century AD Edessa, Osroene, Roman Empire |
Died | c. 2nd century AD |
Venerated in | Church of the East Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Church of Caucasian Albania |
Feast | August 5 |
Patronage | Assyrians[1] |
According to Eastern Christian tradition, Addai of Edessa (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ, Mar Addai or Mor Aday sometimes Latinized Addeus) or Thaddeus of Edessa[2] was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus.