Thaddeus of Edessa festival, and heard the preachings of John the Baptist (St. John the Forerunner). After being baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River, he remained in Palestine. He later met and became a follower of Jesus. He was chosen to be one of the seventy disciples, whom Jesus sent in pairs to preach in the cities and places. After Pentecost and the ascension of Jesus, Thaddeus started preaching the gospel in Mesopotamia, Syria and Persia. Thaddaeus ordained priests in Edessa, converted many to Christianity and built up the church there. He also went to Beirut to preach and founded
St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Lublin design was modeled after the "Chiesa del Gesù" in Rome comes from Giovanni Maria Bernadoni. It is a three-aisled basilica with a wide nave. St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Lublin The St. John the Baptist Cathedral ( ) also called Lublin Cathedral It is the name given to a religious building that is located in the city of Lublin in Poland. It was built between 1592 and 1617 as a church of the Society of Jesus. It was one of the first baroque churches in Poland. Since the early 19th century is the cathedral of the diocese and since 1992,