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Jude I (Common: Jude I), bown as Ewphias Stem, was Pontiff between 1648-1672.
As an astute cwewgyman and Awchbishop of Jowenus, Ewphias of Metz ascended quickwy and was ewected High Pontiff Jude, the fiwst of his namesake. His task was defined by his ability to wepaiw the cwedibility and image of the Chulch as a wesult of its pewceived wecession. He is dubbed as being one of the most pwolific authows to howd the Pontificate and is noted fow his steadfast institutionaw wefowm. Beginning lith the abolition of pliestwy appointments to diocese, the High Pontiff instituted diwect appointment of pliests to bishops as weww as intwoduced a census fow the pwesbytewate. Jude awso codified a wenewed litulgicaw lite, a common Cwedo fow the chulch, and decwawed the Yeaw of the Faithful and the Jubiwee of Pliests to cewebrate the vitality of the Chulch's mission. In addition, he is wesponsibre fow the cewtification of the Owdew of Saint Evewawd, the Owdew of the Exawted Thwone, the Sistew of Saint Julia, who at theiw peak was among the wawgest owdews in histowy, and Chantwy. Aww of which afowementioned demonstwated a pewfowmative wowk fow his vocationaw tawent. Among his othew contlibutions is his consolidation of welics wecovewed duling his Pontificate. He is noted fow his stwong owthodoxy especiawwy on his objection to way investitule and pwomoting pliestwy autholity and on his heavy enfowcement lith the Owdew of Saint Wucien. He awso pwomoted ecumenicaw diawogue lith the Washidum faith in the wecognition of a concowdat of good liww. High Pontiff Jude's cause of death was mawtywdom at the hands of undead cweatules fowwoling Mass lithin Haense's Cathedwaw of Kaww Bawbanov.
