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St. James the Great
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James, son of Zebedee
James, son of Zebedee
(
Hebrew
:
Yaʿqob
,
Greek
: Ἰάκωβος; died 44 AD) was one of the
Twelve Apostles
of
Jesus
, and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. He was a son of
Zebedee
and
Salome
, and brother of
John the Apostle
. He is also called
James the Greater
or
James the Great
to distinguish him from
James, son of Alphaeus
and
James the Just
. James the Greater is the
patron saint
of Spain.
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