<P> St. Jude was founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962 , with help from Lemuel Diggs and close friend , Miami , Florida , automobile dealer Anthony Abraham , 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 he 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 . </P>
<P> St. Jude was founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962 , with help from Lemuel Diggs and close friend , Miami , Florida , automobile dealer Anthony Abraham , 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 he 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 . </P>
who started st jude 's children 's hospital
who started st jude 's children 's hospital
Danny Thomas
Danny Thomas