The answer is unknown. Perhaps he was taller that Saint James the Lesser, perhaps James the Greater was called by Our Lord before James the Lesser.
There are a number of saints named James. You need to be specific.
I assume you mean one of the two apostles named James: James the Greater and James the Lesser. Both have different symbols so you would have to tell us which symbol you are asking about.
There are two people named Saint James both of whom were apostles. The titles James the Greater and James the Less were used to distinguish one from the other.One thought is that the "Greater" and "Less" titles applied because James the Greater appears in the Bible more (aka more was written about him) than James the Less -- which is the same distinction between a major prophet and minor prophet in the Old Testament.Another theory was that James the Less was shorter of stature and James the Greater was taller.James the Greater was the son of Zebedee and brother of John (Matt. 4:21), James the Less (also called James the Younger) was the son of a man named Alphaeus (Matt. 10:3).
'Seamus' is just the Gaelic spelling of 'James.' So any saint named 'James' (like Jesus') brother is also a Saint Seamus.
He was originally a fisherman, then an apostle and, finally, a bishop.
There are two apostles named James - James the Greater and James the Lesser. Both were probably born in Galilee
St. James the Greater, brother of the apostle John, is the patron Saint of Spain
There are a number of saints named James so you need to be more specific.
Saint Santiago is the patron saint of Spain. This is many Spanish cities use the name Santiago. His feast day is on July 25th.
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.
To which James are you referring? There are two apostles named James - James the Greater and James the Lesser. We have no birth dates on either but they were probably born early in the 1st century AD
James the Greater lived in the first century AD.
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.
There are a number of saints named James. You need to be specific.
I assume you mean one of the two apostles named James: James the Greater and James the Lesser. Both have different symbols so you would have to tell us which symbol you are asking about.
There are a number of saints named James. Please be specific.
Saint James the Greater died by being stabbed with a sword by King Herod Agrippa I in the year 44 at Jerusalem.