St. James the Greater was stabbed to death by King Herod Agripa in 44 AD.
There are two apostles named James - James the Greater and James the Lesser. Both were probably born in Galilee
Saint Thomas the Apostle is thought to have been a builder before becoming an apostle.
St. James the Greater was killed by King Herod Agripa in the year 44 AD so James was probably in his early 40s at the time.
According to Catholic tradition, the Apostle reached Muziris, India in 52 AD and baptized several people who are today known as Saint Thomas Christians or Nasranis. After his murder and death by spear in India, the remaining relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle were enshrined as far as Mesopotamia in the 3rd century, and later moved to various places. In 1258 they were brought to Abruzzo, in Ortona, Italy, where they have been held in the Church of Saint Thomas the Apostle
Peter was a commercial fisherman before becoming an apostle.
Saint James the Greater is known as the brother of Saint John the Apostle. They were both apostles of Jesus and were referred to as the "Sons of Thunder" in the Bible.
Saint James the Greater was killed by King Herod and the first of the apostles to die. He was martyred in AD44.
Saint James the Greater was the brother of John.
St. James the Greater, brother of the apostle John, is the patron Saint of Spain
Apostle James the Greater was Apostle John's brother. I think God drew them to Christ.
He was originally a fisherman, then an apostle and, finally, a bishop.
Philip shares the day with Saint James the Lesser.
Both James the Greater and James the Less were probably fishermen before they became apostles.
There are two apostles named James - James the Greater and James the Lesser. Both were probably born in Galilee
He was a fisherman along with his brother, the Apostle John, and his father.
St. James the Greater - July 25 St. James the Lesser - May 3
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..