Thaddeus

One of the seventy disciples of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. According to tradition, he brought with him to Armenia the lance with which Jesus was pierced on the cross. The sacred lance is kept to this day in the Patriarchal See museum in St.Echmiadzin. St. Thaddaeus was murdered around 66 in Edessa by order of Ananun, son of King Abgar.

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