Thank You, St. Jude: Women's Devotion to the Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes by Robert A. Orsi

Thank You, St. Jude: Women's Devotion to the Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes

Robert A. Orsi

336 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history religion reflective slow-paced
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St. Jude, patron saint of hopeless causes, is the most popular saint of the American Catholic laity, particularly among women. This fascinating book describes how the cult of St. Jude originated in 1929, traces the rise in Jude's popularity over t...

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