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The very first to establish veneration to the Holy Face Of
Jesus
In this
representation of St. Jude, the tongue of fire over his head, marks him as one
of The Twelve. He grips a halberd in his left hand, which is the type of
battle-axe his assassins wielded to murder him. He also carries a medallion
depicting the Holy Face of Jesus. In the first century, there were no medallions
depicting the Holy Face of Jesus. But there was the 'Shroud' rolled up and
framed in such a way that only the Holy Face of Jesus was visible. This image
became known as 'The Mandylion' or 'The Image of Edessa', or 'The
Image not made by Human Hands'.
(Click on picture to see what Jude actually carried)
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