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.
Zebedee and Salome are said to be the parents of St. John the 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.
Apostle James the Greater was Apostle John's brother. I think God drew them to Christ.
St. James the Greater, brother of the apostle John, is the patron Saint of Spain
He was a fisherman along with his brother, the Apostle John, and his father.
We do not know for sure. However, St. James the Lessor was a cousin of Our Lord so could have been born in or near Nazareth. James the Greater, son of Zebedee and Salome, was a fisherman of the Lake of Galilee, who probably lived in or near Bethsaida. His brother was John the Apostle.
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.
St. Mark was an evangelist but not an apostle. He was probably born early in the first century AD. The date is not known.
Thomas was probably born early in the first century AD.
Both James the Greater and James the Less were probably fishermen before they became apostles.
St. James the Greater - July 25 St. James the Lesser - May 3