Saint / PatronMale
Svätý Jakub Starší
died 44
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJames the Great was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die, after Judas Iscariot, and the first to be martyred. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1900
Bethsaida
Date of death
November 30, 1943
Jerusalem
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Occupations & fields
fishermissionaryapostle
- Field and occupation
- Apoštol a mučeník
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