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

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
R. 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