Addai of Edessa
According to Eastern Christian tradition, Addai of Edessa (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ, Mar Addai or Mor Aday sometimes Latinized Addeus) or Thaddeus of Edessa was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus.
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 |
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