James accepted Our Lord's invitation to become an apostle. He preached the Gospel and he died the death of a martyr which meant automatic sainthood to the early Christian community.
St. James the Greater, brother of the apostle John, is the patron Saint of Spain
St. James the Greater was the brother of St. John the Evangelist.
Saint James the Greater was one of the Twelve Apostles and the brother of Saint John the Apostle. He was martyred in AD 44. Saint James the Lesser was also one of the Twelve Apostles and the author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament. He was the son of Alphaeus and is often referred to as "James the Less" to distinguish him from James the Greater.
I am not sure which James you are referring to as there are many. If you mean either James the Greater or James the Least they were declared saints by the early Christian community.
St. James the Greater was stabbed with a sword in 44 AD by King Herod.
St. James the Greater - July 25 St. James the Lesser - May 3
No, St. George, St. James the Greater and St. Martin of Tours are also patrons of horse men/women.
As far as is known, neither St. James the Greater nor St. James the Lesser were married. St. Peter appears to have been the only apostle who was married.
St. James the Greater was stabbed to death by King Herod Agripa in 44 AD.
St. James the Lesser - was a cousin of Jesus and a brother of Saint Jude Thaddeus.St. James the Greater - son of Zebedee and Salome and a brother of Saint John the Apostle, and may have been Jesus' cousin..
The Feast of St. James is celebrated on the 25th of July according to the new Calendar of the Roman Catholic Church.
While there is not a saint specifically for cross-country equestrian riding, there are several saints of horsemen and women in general, including St. Anne, St. George, St. James the Greater, and St. Martin of Tours.