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Saint James

 
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Saint (Known as "the Great.") Died A.D. 44.

One of the 12 Apostles. The son of Zebedee and brother of John, he preached in Spain and was martyred on his return to Judea.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament
  Synonyms: James, St James, Saint James the Apostle, St James the Apostle


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Saint James may refer to:

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Saints

  • Author of a book in the New Testament:
    • James the Just, the relative of Jesus. He was the author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament, the first of the Seventy of Luke 10:1–20 and the first bishop of Jerusalem
  • Several men mentioned in the New Testament:
    • James, son of Zebedee, an apostle, brother of John the Apostle, venerated at Santiago de Compostela, often called James the Great
    • James, son of Alphaeus, an apostle, brother of Jesus Christ (identified with James the Just)
    • James the Less, son of Clopas and Mary of Clopas, often identified with the son of Alphaeus

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Ships

  • HMS St. James (D65), a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal British Navy, commissioned in 1946 and broken up in 1961

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In France:

  • Saint-James, village and commune in the Manche département

In Ireland:

  • St. James's Gate Brewery, located in Dublin, famous for the production of Guinness and the Guinness Storehouse attraction

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In South Africa:

  • St James, Cape Town, a little town in False Bay

In Spain:

  • Way of St. James, the route taken for the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

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