Saint Thaddeus of Scythia
Also known as
- Thaddee
Profile
Ninth-century Scythian slave. Relative of Saint Theodore Studites. Freed from slavery, Thaddeus became a monk. His house was dispersed in the iconoclast persecutions of Emperor Leo V. Thaddeus was arrested with several brother monks, ordered to reject icons and images, and to trample on an icon of Christ; he refused. Martyr.
- received 130 lashes and was left for dead; he survived two days before dying of the injuries
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- La fête des prénoms
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Saint Thaddeus of Scythia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 December 2013. Web. 29 April 2024. <>