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St. Jude, patron saint of hopeless causes, is the most popular saint of the American Catholic laity, particularly among women. This fascinating book describes how the cult of St. Jude originated in 1929, traces the rise in Jude's popularity over the next decades, and investigates the circumstances that led so many Catholic women to feel hopeless and to turn to St. Jude for help. Robert A. Orsi tells us that the women who were drawn to St. Jude - daughters and granddaughters of immigrants from so

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Author

Robert A. Orsi

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300064766

Category

social science

Subjects

Christian, Religion, Science

Updated

2026-03-25