Where did Saint James die?

Answer 1

James the Just, brother of Jesus, became the 1st Bishop of the Church of Jerusalem directly after the Resurrection of Jesus. He remained in this position until sometime during the interregnum of Roman governors dying after Festus but shortly before the siege and destruction of Jerusalem during 67-73 AD. Simeon/Symeon, the son of Jesus & James uncle Clopas was the successor. Clemens' 'Hypotyposes' says, "thrown of the pinnacle of the Temple and was beaten to death with a club by a fuller." The writer Hegesippus states Symeon as his successor who lead the Church to Petra for safety. After his death, leadership had a crisis in that 13 successors arose in 28 years.

The Bible notes the Council of Jerusalem in 49-50 AD where James makes the decision as to what the Gentiles must follow to join the Church. There was differing thoughts between the Apostle to the Gentiles, Paul, and the Apostle to the Jews, Peter who was also the 'chief minister' of the Apostles. The line of succession to head the Church of Jerusalem, the epicenter of the Church, was Jesus, his brother James, his cousin Simeon. Peter was never in Rome and the claim of apostolic succession is unsubstantiated.