st jude's children's hospital was founded in 1962.
when was st jude's children's hospital founded?
1962
st. jude was founded by entertainer danny thomas in 1962, with help from lemuel diggs and thomas' close friend from miami, automobile dealer anthony abraham. the hospital was founded on the premise that "no child should die in the dawn of life". this idea resulted from a promise that thomas, a maronite catholic, had made to a saint years before the hospital was founded. thomas was a comedian who was struggling to get a break in his career and living paycheck to paycheck. when his first child was about to be born, he attended mass in detroit and put his last $7.00 in the offering bin. he prayed to st. jude thaddeus for a means to provide for his family, and about a week later, he obtained a gig that paid 10 times what he had put in the offering bin. after that time, thomas believed in the power of prayer. he promised st. jude thaddeus that if the saint made him successful, he would one day build him a shrine. years later, thomas became an extremely successful comedian and built st. jude children's research hospital as a shrine to st. jude thaddeus to honor his promise.
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st. jude's church or st. jude church may refer to:





























section::::australia.





























bullet::::- st jude's church, brighton, south australia





























bullet::::- st jude's church, carlton, melbourne





























bullet::::- st jude's church, randwick, sydney





























section::::canada.





























bullet::::- church of st. jude (wexford), scarborough, toronto





























section::::india.





























bullet::::- st. jude church, kidangoor, kerala





























section::::pakistan.





























bullet::::- st. jude's church, karachi, pakistan





























section::::united kingdom.





























section::::united kingdom.:england.





























bullet::::- st jude's church, hampstead garden suburb, london





























bullet::::- st jude's church, kensington, london





























bullet::::- st jude’s church, mapperley, nottinghamshire





























bullet::::- st jude's church, plymouth, devon





























bullet::::- st jude's church, tilstone fearnall, cheshire
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