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St. James the Elder
Sign in to saveAlso known as James, son of Zebedee, St James, Saint James, Jakob, James, James the Major, Saint Jacob, Santiago
one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus
St. James the Elder was one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus to follow him during his ministry. He is an important figure in Christian tradition and history as one of Jesus's closest disciples.
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- Boanerges
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Bethsaida
- Place of death
- Jerusalem
- Father
- Zebedee
- Mother
- Salome
- Sibling
- John the Apostle
- Occupation
- missionary
- Position held
- apostle
- Languages spoken
- Koine Greek
- Religion
- Judaism
- Student of
- Jesus
- Image
- El Greco - Saint James as a Pilgrim, Baron André Herzog.jpg
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- iconographic symbol
- sword
- place of burial
- Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
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- St. James the Elder
- topic's main category
- Category:Saint James the Greater
- Commons category
- Saint James the Greater
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- Wikitólica
- feast day
- December 30
- date of death
- 0044-00-00
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0001-00-00
- different from
- James the Less
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- cause of death
- decapitation
- present in work
- Gospel of Luke
- partner in business or sport
- John the Evangelist
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- Jewish people
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- martyr
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Encyclopedic overview
James the Great (Koine Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: Iákōbos; Classical Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: Yaʿqōḇ; died c. 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. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
He was also known as James, son of Zebedee, James, brother of John, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, St. James Son of Thunder, St. James the Major, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob, James the Apostle or Santiago.
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