Thankyou St Jude – Women′s Devotion to the Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes - Hardcover

Orsi, Robert A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300064764 ISBN 13: 9780300064766

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This prize-winning book tells the story of American women's devotion to St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes, one of the most popular saints in the American Catholic pantheon. Robert Orsi examines St. Jude's rise from obscurity to national popularity; beginning in Chicago in 1929, and he shows how the daughters and granddaughters of Catholic immigrants called on the saint to help them make lives for themselves in the tumultuous years of depression, war, and changing workplaces and family lives.

About this title

Synopsis:

St Jude, patron saint of hopeless causes, is the most popular saint of the American Catholic laity, particularly among women. This study describes how the cult originated in 1929, traces the rise in Jude's popularity, and investigates the reasons for so many women turning to St Jude for help.

About the Author:

Robert A. Orsi is professor of religious studies at Indiana University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0300064764
• ISBN 13: 9780300064766
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328