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Thaddeus of Edessa

‏ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ‎ arc

Christian saint and one of the seventy disciples of Jesus

  • Dated 1st century CE – c. 50 CE
  • Recognised as Saint
  • Also called Saint Addai

Overview

Christian saint and one of the seventy disciples of JesusWikidata record description. Read Addai of Edessa in the Wikipedia reader.

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Roles and affiliation

Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.

Teachers and students

Teaching passed from one person to another, in the direction of the arrows — not ancestry, and not succession.

What the records tie them to

Founded, supported, associated with — as third parties recorded it.

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