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James the Greater was one of the twelve apostles and the brother of John the Apostle. His designation as "the Greater" is primarily due to the belief that he was the first of the twelve apostles to be martyred. His veneration in the Catholic Church often refers to him as James the Great, James the Greater, or James, son of Zebedee. The purpose ...
Jul 24, 2023 · About St. James the Great. By Pete Sheehan. July 24, 2023. Statue of Saint James the Great over the holy gate of the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. iStock: stigalenas. FEAST DAY: JULY 25. In the first three Gospels—Mark, Matthew and Luke, known as the Synoptic Gospels—we learn that James, son of Zebedee, or St. James the Great ...
The former is traditionally called James the Greater, and the latter is traditionally called James the Lesser, perhaps because the former was taller than the latter, or more likely because of the greater importance James the Greater played in the Gospel narrative. James the Greater, whom we honor today, was the brother of John, the Gospel writer.
Jun 21, 2006 · James the Greater, said the Pope, James, the Greater The Apostle James the Greater was the subject of Pope Benedict XVI's catechesis during his General Audience on June 21, 2006 in St. Peter's Square.
St. James the Apostle (also known as James, son of Zebedee or Saint James the Greater) was born in Galilee. James was among the first of the 12 apostles to be called by Jesus, along with Simon, Andrew, and James’ younger brother, John the Evangelist. “As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets ...
Jul 25, 2022 · He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also” (Acts 12:1-3a). This James, sometimes called James the Greater, is not to be confused with James the Lesser or with the author of the Letter of James and the leader of the Jerusalem community.
Jul 21, 2015 · Early in the first century, in the 40s, King Herod Agrippa, the grandson of Herod the Great, as Luke tells us, “laid violent hands upon some who belonged to the Church. He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword” (Acts 12: 1-2). The brevity of the news, devoid of any narrative detail, reveals on the one hand how normal it was ...
