The symbol of the anchor is featured in our Shrine logo. The symbol of the anchor is particularly apt since the anchor is also the symbol for the theological virtue of hope. Does the National Shrine have any St. Jude relics? Jude, also known as Judas Thaddaeus (Greek: Θαδδαῖος; Coptic: ⲑⲁⲇⲇⲉⲟⲥ; Syriac/Aramaic: ܝܗܘܕܐ ܫܠܝܚܐ), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. The Vatican was especially generous in giving the National Shrine of St. Jude two first-class relics of bone in the 1920s. A symbol of Jude is the knotted club, referencing his martyrdom. Allan Duston, OP . Apart from this epistle, all other information associated with Jude the apostle can be gleaned only from tradition. Whatever the origin of these symbols, for many, they now bring to mind St. Jude and his powerful intercession before Christ for us. Symbols of St. Jude The Symbols and Iconography of St. Jude Thaddeus, by Fr. Sometimes a lance, halberd and inverted cross are used to represent him as a martyr. Statues and paintings of St. Jude and most other saints show them holding an object or an instrument whose purpose is to tell us who the saint is and what he or she did to gain their place in heaven. The large relic at the altar represents the complete reverence St. Jude gave Jesus as one of His twelve Apostles. He is generally identified with Thaddeus, and is also variously called Jude of James, Jude Thaddaeus, Judas Thaddaeus or … A few pseudepigraphical writings were connected to him, but Saint Jerome does not include him in De viris illustribus written between 392–393 AD. Such as his mission in the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Cyrenaica (Libya), as well as his return to Jerusalem in 62 AD to help in the election of his brother, St. Simeon, as Bishop of Jerusalem. Simon the Zealot or Simon the Canaanite or Simon the Cananaean was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. Sometimes a lance, halberd and inverted cross are used to represent him as a martyr.