St. James the Elder
St. James, the brother of St. John Evangelist, son of Zebedee and Salome, and nearly related to Christ, was called.
From Butler, Lives of the Saints, 1812, “ST. JAMES THE GREAT, APOSTLE.”
Patronages
According to Catholic tradition, as recorded in the sources cited for each patronage:
Spain
Recorded as patron of Spain in:
Also recorded as patron:
Feast day
- July 25 · General Roman Calendar
From Butler, Lives of the Saints, 1812, “ST. JAMES THE GREAT, APOSTLE.”
the Great, to distinguish him from the other apostle of the same name who was bishop of Jerusalem, and is surnamed the.
Less, perhaps because he was lower in stature, or more probably because he was the younger.
St. James the Great seems to have been born about twelve years before Christ, and was many years older than his brother St. John. Salome is otherwise called Mary, and was sister to the Blessed Virgin, which some take in the strict sense of the word ;
others understand by it only cousin-german, according to the Hebrew phrase, and think that the Blessed Virgin was an only daughter.
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