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James the Less
Sign in to saveAlso known as James the Minor, James the Younger, James the Little, St James the Less, St James the Minor, St James the Younger, St James the Little
Christian saint
Key facts
- Venerated in
- All Christian denominations which recognize saints
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Mother
- Mary of Clopas
- Occupation
- apostle
- Position held
- apostle
- Languages spoken
- Aramaic
- Image
- Apostle James, son of Alphaeus.jpeg
- Said to be same as
- James, son of Alphaeus
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- canonization status
- saint
- Commons category
- Saint James the Less
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint James the Less
- date of death
- 0062-00-00
- date of birth
- 0100-00-00
- cause of death
- stoning
- feast day
- May 3
- different from
- St. James the Elder
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Encyclopedic overview
James the Less (Ancient Greek: Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός Iakōbos ho mikros) is a figure of early Christianity. He is also called "the Minor", "the Little", "the Lesser", or "the Younger", according to translation; James is styled "the Less" to distinguish him from the Apostle James the Great (also called "James the Elder"), with "Less" meaning younger or shorter rather than less important.
James the Less has traditionally been commemorated along with St. Philip in the Western Christian calendars. In the Roman Catholic Church their feast day was observed on 1 May until 1955, when it was moved to 11 May to accommodate the Feast of St Joseph the Worker on 1 May. A later revision of the calendar moved the feast to 3 May. In many other churches (for example, the Church of England) the feast has never moved from 1 May.
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