The life and works of St. James the Apostle

Saint James the Apostle, SON OF ZEBEDEE

Saint James, also called James son of Zebedee or James the Greater was born in Galilee-Palestine, died 44 CE, Jerusalem, feast day July 25th is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, distinguished as being in Jesus’ innermost circle and the only apostle whose martyrdom is recorded in the New Testament (Acts 12:2). James and his younger brother, the apostle St. John, are designated Boanerges (from the Greek boanerges), or “sons of thunder” (Mark 3:17), perhaps because of their characteristic fiery zeal (Mark 9:38, Luke 9:54).

With Saints Peter and Andrew, James and John were the first four disciples whom Jesus called (Mark 1:16–19) and whose question (“Tell us, when will this [the end of time] be, and what will be the sign when these things are all to be accomplished?”) sparks Jesus’ eschatological discourse in Mark 13. As a member of the inner circle, James witnessed the raising of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:37, Luke 8:51), the Transfiguration (Mark 9:2), and Jesus’ agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:33, Matthew 26:37).

 James and John asked Jesus to let them sit, one at his right and one at his left, in his future glory (Mark 10:35–40), a favour that Jesus said was not his to grant. James was beheaded by order of King Herod Agrippa I of Judaea. According to Spanish tradition, his body was taken to Santiago  de Compostela, where his shrine attracts pilgrims from all over the world.

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