Thaddeus of Edessa's web
Thaddeus of Edessa
Holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
Holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John
From the Life of St. Thaddeus of Edessa
Thaddeus, called Addai in Syriac, was a Jew of Edessa by origin who came to Jerusalem for a feast, heard the preaching of John the Forerunner, was baptized, and afterward followed Christ and was numbered among the seventy whom the Lord sent out two by two ahead of Him.