Justus of Jerusalem | |
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| Bishop of Jerusalem | |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Church of the East |
| Feast | 24 November |
Justus I Bishop of Jerusalem, whose Jewish name is Judas, was a 2nd-century Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the third Bishop of Jerusalem, whose episcopacy was about 107–113 AD. He succeeded Simeon the son of Clopas who died crucified in 107/108, or in 115-117. He is probably a son of James, brother of Jesus and sometimes identified as the New Testament's "Jude of James", otherwise Jude the Apostle. His successor Zacchea I is also called "the Righteous", since this is the meaning of the Aramaic Zakka.
He is considered a saint and his feast day is 24 November.[1]