Dominican Sponsors

Dominican Sponsors

The Dominican Friars of the Province of St. Albert the Great currently administer the Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus. Since the Shrine was founded in 1929, however, its history joins together the Province of St. Albert the Great (Midwest) and the Province of St. Joseph (Eastern U.S.). At the time of its founding, there were only two provinces of Dominican friars in the United States: Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and the Province of St. Joseph. The Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus extended from the West Coast to the Rockies and the Province of St. Joseph extended from the Rockies to the East Coast. Being located in Chicago, therefore, the Shrine of St. Jude was located in the Province of St. Joseph from its foundation in 1929 until the division of the Province of St. Joseph in 1939 to form the Midwest Province of St. Albert the Great.