There are two apostles named James - James the Greater and James the Lesser. Both were probably born in Galilee
St. James the Greater was stabbed to death by King Herod Agripa in 44 AD.
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.
The Bible does not tell us but he lived in Galilee, in northern Israel, and was probably born there.
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.
I think you have confused one of the apostles named James with the apostle Simon the Zealot. They are different people.
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.
Saint James the Greater was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Before becoming an apostle, he was a fisherman by trade.
Saint James was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and is thought to have come from Galilee in the ancient region of Judea. Traditionally, he is known as Saint James the Greater to distinguish him from another apostle, known as Saint James the Less.
There were two apostles named James - the Lesser and the Greater. We know nothing about when they were born but they were probably close to the age of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Saint Mark the Apostle was traditionally believed to have been born around the year 5 AD.
Philip shares the day with Saint James the Lesser.
The birthday of Saint Thomas the Apostle is not known.
Both James the Greater and James the Less were probably fishermen before they became apostles.