"St. Jacob" and "St James the Great" redirect here. For other uses, see St. Jacob (disambiguation) and St James the Great (disambiguation).
Saint
James the Great
St James the Elder (c. 1612–1613) by Peter Paul Rubens
Apostle and Martyr
Born
Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire
Died
AD 44 Jerusalem, Judea, Roman Empire
Honored in
All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Feast
25 July (Western Christianity) 30 April (Eastern Christianity) 30 December (Hispanic Church)
Attributes
Red Martyr, Scallop, Pilgrim's hat
Patronage
Places Spain, Guatemala, Seattle, Orlando, Levoča, Nicaragua, Guayaquil, Betis Church, Guagua, Pampanga, Badian, Cebu, Bolinao, Pangasinan, Ibaan, Batangas, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Plaridel, Bulacan, Paombong, Bulacan, Paete, Laguna, Sogod, Cebu, Compostela, Cebu, Santiago de Chile and some places of Mexico. Professions Veterinarians, equestrians, furriers, tanners, pharmacists, oyster fishers, woodcarvers.
James the Great[a] (died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die (after Judas Iscariot), and the first to be martyred.[1] Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.
He is also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob or Santiago.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
JamestheGreat (died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die (after Judas...
or "the Younger", according to translation, James is styled "the Less" to distinguish him from the Apostle JamestheGreat (also called "Jamesthe Elder")...
and established after the discovery of the relics of Saint JamestheGreat at the beginning of the 9th century, the Way of St. James became a major pilgrimage...
personal union. He was the longest-reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland. James was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a great-great-grandson of Henry...
Saint Jamesthe Moor-slayer (Spanish: Santiago Matamoros) is the name given to the representation (painting, sculpture, etc.) of the apostle Jamesthe Great...
Raymone James Sr. (/ləˈbrɒn/ lə-BRON; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National...
Saint James or St. James may refer to: James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as Jamesthe Just JamestheGreat (died 44), Apostle, also known...
Jamesthe Apostle may refer to: JamestheGreat (James, the son of Zebedee) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus James, son of Alphaeus, one of the twelve...
The Feast of Saint James, also known as Saint James' Day, is a commemoration of the apostle JamestheGreat celebrated on July 25 of the liturgical calendars...
of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint JamestheGreat, one of the apostles...
St JamestheGreat. There are many historical features in the church, from dates etched into pews by bored youngsters to the medieval doom board, the prime...
is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city has its origin in the shrine of Saint JamestheGreat, now the Cathedral...
TheGreat Firewall (GFW; simplified Chinese: 防火长城; traditional Chinese: 防火長城; pinyin: Fánghuǒ Chángchéng) is the combination of legislative actions and...
James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death...
Hastings in the valley of the River Rother. The parish church is dedicated to St JamestheGreat and is Grade I listed. The church dates from the Norman period...
following the Way of Saint James to the shrine of the apostle Saint JamestheGreat, located in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. The collection...
Bartholomew on the Island, Rome, Italy JamestheGreat: buried in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain James, son of Alphaeus:...
(class of 1844), the first of what would become a long family tradition, as his grandsons Prescott Sheldon Bush and James Bush, great-grandsons George...
Global Information