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According to some Eastern Christian traditions, Thaddeus, Syriac-Aramaic Addai or Aday (ܐܕܝ) (sometimes Latinized as Addeus),〔Charles George Herbermann, ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'' (Universal Knowledge Foundation, 1913), p. 136.〕 was one of the seventy disciples of Christ, possibly identical with Thaddeus (Jude the Apostle) of the Twelve Apostles.〔http://www.academia.edu/9074269/Judas_Thaddeus_Addai_possible_connections_with_the_vicissitudes_of_the_Edessan_and_Constantinopolitan_Mandylion_and_any_research_perspectives〕 ==Life== There is no consensus about life and death of Thaddeus of Edessa (Mar Addai / Mor Aday). Some historians and researchers dispute that he actually exists. Some also dispute that Thaddeus of Edessa and Addai are the same individual. But based on various Eastern Christian traditions, Thaddaeus was a Jew born in Edessa, at the time a Syrian city, (now in Turkey). He came to Jerusalem for a festival, and heard the preachings of John the Baptist (St. John the Forerunner). After being baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River, he remained in Palestine. He later met and became a follower of Jesus. He was chosen to be one of the Seventy Disciples, whom Jesus sent in pairs to preach in the cities and places.〔("Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy", Orthodox Church in America )〕 After Pentecost and the Ascension of Jesus, Thaddeus started preaching the Gospel in Mesopotamia, Syria and Persia.〔 Thaddaeus ordained priests in Edessa, converted many to Christianity and built up the church there. He also went to Beirut to preach and founded a church there as well. The Syriac liturgy referred to as the Divine Liturgy of Addai and Mari, originated around the year 200 A.D. and is used by the Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church that claim a connection to the saint and also by the Chaldean Syrian Church and Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India founded by Thomas the Apostle. His feast is celebrated on August 5 in the Christian calendar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thaddeus of Edessa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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