Why is Saint Jude the Most Popular Catholic Saint in Mexico?

Saint Jude

Date: Tuesday, Apr 8, 2025

Start time: 4:00 PM

End time: 5:30 PM

Location: STEM Building, Room 110

Professor Andrew Chesnut explains how the Patron of Lost Causes, Saint Jude, went from obscurity on the Mexican religious landscape to become the rock star of Catholic saints in the country. His popularity is such in the country with the second largest Catholic population on the planet that he is the only saint in the world with not only an annual but a monthly feast day. 

Speaker

Andrew ChesnutR. Andrew Chesnut, Ph.D.
Professor
Bishop Walter Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies

Sponsor(s): VCU's Religious Studies Program

Event contact: Andrew Chesnut, rachesnut@vcu.edu