Legend has it that Saints Simon and Jude traveled to Persia together where they were both martyred. This may explain why they share the same feast day: October 28.
Simon the Zealot (Acts 1:13, Luke 6:15) or Simon the Canaanite or Simon the Canaanean (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18; was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. A few pseudepigraphical writings were connected to him, but Jerome does not include him in De viris illustribus
The name Simon occurs in all of the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts each time there is a list of apostles, without further details.
The Catholic Encyclopedia suggests that Simon the Zealot may be the same person as Simeon of Jerusalem or Simon the brother of Jesus or both. He would then be the cousin of Jesus or a son of Joseph from a previous marriage.
Saint Jude aka Judas Thaddaeus, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus is the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Venerated by millions of people worldwide, he is believed to have miraculous powers, and his intercession is often sought for difficult or seemingly impossible situations. His feast day is October 28.
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