48-632: (Redirected from Apostle James ) James the Apostle may refer to: James the Great (James, the son of Zebedee) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus James, son of Alphaeus , one of the twelve apostles of Jesus See also [ edit ] James, brother of Jesus (James the Just), traditionally attributed to be the author of the Epistle of James James
96-399: A Compostela . When 25 July falls on a Sunday, it is a "Holy Year" (a Jacobean holy year ) and a special east door is opened for entrance into Santiago Cathedral. Jubilee years follow a 6-5-6-11 pattern (except when the last year of a century is not a leap year, which can yield a gap of 7 or 12 years). In the 2004 Holy Year, 179,944 pilgrims were received at Compostela. In the 2010 Holy Year,
144-506: A couch and eating at a table that belonged to Salome and being asked by her: "Who are you sir, that you have taken your place on my couch and eaten from my table?" Jesus answers: "I am he who is from the One, and the things that belong to the Father have been given to me." Salome replies, "But I am your disciple", and Jesus answers, "When the disciple is united he will be filled with light, but if he
192-483: A disciple of Jesus. She asks him how long death would hold sway, and he says to her, "So long as women bring forth, for I come to end the works of the female." To this Salome replies, "Then I have done well in not bringing forth." It would appear from this text that there was an early tradition that Salome the disciple was childless, and possibly unmarried. In the Gospel of Thomas there is a reference to Jesus reclining on
240-606: A place to bury his body. Lupa appears in the Codex Calixtinus which further relates that she decides to trick the disciples and sends them to the governor of Duio with the intent of having them killed. Sensing a trap, they escape the governor and return to the queen. Once again Lupa tries to deceive them and sends them to Pico Sacro (the Sacred Peak) to collect two of her oxen to carry the necessary material to build
288-854: Is commemorated in the Eastern Orthodox Church on the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers , i.e., the third Sunday of Pascha (Easter), and on 3 August. Her feast day in the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church is 24 April or 22 October. She is commemorated in The Episcopal Church on 3 August, as listed in Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2022 as: "Joanna, Mary, and Salome, Myrrh-Bearing Women." In
336-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James the Great James the Great ( Koinē Greek : Ἰάκωβος, romanized : Iákōbos ; Aramaic : ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized : Yaʿqōḇ ; died AD 44) 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
384-522: Is divided he will be filled with darkness." A 2nd-century Greek, Celsus , wrote a True Discourse attacking the Christian sects as a threat to the Roman state. He described the variety of Christian sects at the time he was writing, c. AD 178, as extremely broad. His treatise is lost, but quotes survive in the attack written somewhat later by Origen , Contra Celsum ("Against Celsus"): "While some of
432-526: Is not present in the canonical Mark at 10:46. Clement quotes the passage in his letter: "Then he came into Jericho . And the sister of the young man whom Jesus loved was there with his mother and Salome, but Jesus would not receive them." The lines complete a well-known lacuna in Mark as the text currently stands. In the non-canonical Greek Gospel of the Egyptians (2nd century), Salome appears again as
480-545: Is preserved in a mid-15th-century manuscript on vellum containing 232 pages written in columns. The titles are in red and illuminated in gold. It is decorated with seven miniatures in monochrome gray. For some centuries, religious art throughout Germany and the Low Countries frequently presented Saint Anne with her husbands, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren as a group known as the Holy Kinship . During
528-576: Is the local evolution of the Latin genitive Sancti Iacobi , "(church or sanctuary) of Saint James " (evolved into a personal name in Spanish, and also in Portuguese as Tiago which spelled in ancient orthography as Thiago and still commonly used as a proper name, with its derivatives Diego / Diogo ). The traditional pilgrimage to the grave of the saint, known as the " Way of St. James ", has been
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#1732765615355576-514: The Aaronic , or lesser, priesthood, stating that he was doing so under the direction of James, Peter and John. The Quranic account of the disciples of Jesus does not include their names, numbers, or any detailed accounts of their lives. Muslim exegesis , however, more or less agrees with the New Testament list and says that the disciples included Peter , Philip , Thomas , Bartholomew , Matthew , Andrew , James, Jude , John and Simon
624-650: The Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod , her feast is on 3 August with Joanna and Mary . In art, she is often portrayed with the Holy Family in paintings of the Holy Kinship . She is also portrayed holding a thurible as a symbol of her sacrifice and faith in Jesus Christ. According to a legend propounded by Haymo of Auxerre in the mid-9th century, but rejected by
672-726: The Council of Trent , Saint Anne had, by different husbands, three daughters, all of whom bore the name Mary and who are referred to as the Three Marys: Mary Magdalene is not part of this group. Mary Salome thus becomes the half-sister of the Virgin Mary. This account was included in the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine , written in about 1260. It was the subject of a long poem in rhymed French written in about 1357 by Jean de Venette . The poem
720-579: The Reformation the idea of the three husbands was rejected by Protestants, and by the Council of Trent by Catholic theologians also, but Salome continued to be regarded as probably the sister of the Virgin Mary, and the wife of Zebedee, and mother of the two apostles. The Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913 said (rather more cautiously than leading 19th-century Protestant books of biblical reference) that "some writers conjecture more or less plausibly that she
768-845: The Virgin Mary appeared to James on the bank of the Ebro River at Caesaraugusta , while he was preaching the Gospel in Hispania . She appeared upon a pillar , and that pillar is conserved and venerated within the present Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar , in Zaragoza , Spain. Following that apparition, St. James returned to Judaea , where he was beheaded by Herod Agrippa I in AD 44. The translation of his relics from Judaea to Galicia in
816-495: The " disciples " of Jesus two women, Salome and Mary. The Diatessaron , which is part of the Ante-Nicene Fathers collection, separates Salome and the mother of the sons of Zebedee as two distinct persons, contrary to tradition that identify them. "And there were in the distance all the acquaintance of Jesus standing, and the women that came with Him from Galilee, those that followed Him and ministered. One of them
864-591: The Apostles James, Peter and John appeared as heavenly messengers to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery and conferred upon them the Melchizedek priesthood authority of apostolic succession , and thus exclusively on earth to their organization. According to the teaching, this occurred sometime after May 15, 1829, when John the Baptist similarly appeared to Smith and Cowdery and conferred upon them
912-494: The Christian army during the legendary battle of Clavijo , and was henceforth called Santiago Matamoros (Saint James the Moor -slayer). ¡Santiago, y cierra, España! ("St. James and strike for Spain") was the traditional battle cry of medieval Spanish (Christian) armies. Miguel de Cervantes has Don Quixote explaining that "the great knight of the russet cross was given by God to Spain as patron and protector". James' emblem
960-568: The Christians proclaim [that] they have the same god as do the Jews, others insist that there is another god higher than the creator-god and opposed to him. And some Christians teach that the Son came from this higher god. Still others admit of a third god – those, that is to say, who call themselves gnostics – and still others, though calling themselves Christians, want to live according to the laws of
1008-406: The Great, located to the left of the sanctuary, is the traditional place where he was martyred when King Agrippa ordered him to be beheaded (Acts 12:1–2). His head is believed to be buried under the altar, marked by a piece of red marble and surrounded by six votive lamps. The 12th century Historia Compostelana commissioned by Diego Gelmírez provides a summary of the legend of St. James, as it
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#17327656153551056-491: The Jews. I could also mention those who call themselves Simonians after Simon, and those naming themselves Helenians after Helen, his consort. There are Christian sects named after Marcellina, Harpocratian Christians who trace themselves to Salome, and some who follow Mariamne and others who follow Martha, and still others who call themselves Marcionites after their leader, Marcion." In the early Christian texts, there are several other references to "Salome". A Salome appears in
1104-606: The Less , who may or may not be the same person as James the brother of Jesus or James, son of Alphaeus [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_the_Apostle&oldid=991398719 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1152-640: The Salome of Mark 15:40 is probably identical with the mother of the sons of Zebedee in Matthew; the latter is also mentioned in Matthew 20:20, in which she petitions Jesus to let her sons sit with him in Paradise. In John , three, or perhaps four, women are mentioned at the crucifixion; this time they are named as Jesus' "mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas , and Mary Magdalene." (John 19:25 KJV) A common interpretation identifies Salome as
1200-575: The Zealot . Salome (disciple) In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. She is named by Mark as present at the crucifixion and as one of the Myrrhbearers , the women who found Jesus's empty tomb . Interpretation has further identified her with other women who are mentioned but not named in
1248-497: The believing midwife. An apocryphal Coptic Book of the Resurrection of Christ , attributed to the apostle Bartholomew , names the women who went to the tomb. Among them were: Mary Magdalene; Mary the mother of James , whom Jesus delivered out of the hand of Satan; Mary who ministered to him; Martha her sister; Joanna (perhaps also Susanna ) who renounced the marriage bed; and "Salome who tempted him". Saint Salome
1296-585: The canonical gospels. In particular, she is often identified as the wife of Zebedee , the mother of James and John , two of the Twelve apostles . In medieval tradition Salome (as Mary Salome ) was counted as one of the Three Marys who were daughters of Saint Anne , so making her the sister or half-sister of Mary, mother of Jesus . "Salome" may be the Hellenized form of a Hebrew name derived from
1344-524: The cup he was going to drink from and saying the honor was not even for him to grant. The other apostles were annoyed with them. James and his brother wanted to call down fire on a Samaritan town, but were rebuked by Jesus. The Acts of the Apostles records that "Herod the king" (usually identified with Herod Agrippa ) had James executed by the sword. Nixon suggests that this may have been caused by James' fiery temper, in which he and his brother earned
1392-634: 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 . He is also known as James, son of Zebedee , Saint James the Great , Saint James the Greater , Saint James the Elder , or Saint Jacob, James the Apostle or Santiago . James was the son of Zebedee and Salome . Salome
1440-775: The infancy gospel attached to the name of James the Just, the Protevangelion of James , ch. XIV: That Salome is the first, after the midwife, to bear witness to the Miraculous Birth and to recognize Jesus as the Christ, are circumstances that tend to connect her with Salome the disciple. By the High Middle Ages this Salome was often (but not always) identified with Mary Salome in the West, and therefore regarded as
1488-618: The modern Gregorian Calendar ) and on 30 June ( Synaxis of the Apostles ). The National Day of Galicia is also celebrated on 25 July: St James is its patron saint. James the Apostle is remembered in the Church of England with a Festival on 25 July. The site of martyrdom is located within the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of St. James in the Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem . The Chapel of St. James
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1536-478: The most popular pilgrimage for Western European Catholics from the Early Middle Ages onwards, although its modern revival and popularity stem from Walter Starkie 's 1957 book, The Road to Santiago. The Pilgrims of St. James . Officially, 327,378 pilgrims registered in 2018 as having completed the final 100 kilometres (62 mi) walk (200 kilometres (120 mi) by bicycle) to Santiago to qualify for
1584-496: The mother of James and Joses. The canonical gospels never go so far as to label Salome a " disciple " ("pupil" mathētēs ), and so mainstream Christian writers usually describe her as a "follower" of Jesus per references to the women who "followed" and "ministered" to Jesus (Mark 15:41). However, feminist critiques have argued that the mainstream tradition consistently underplays the significance of Jesus's female supporters. The Gospel of Thomas found at Nag Hammadi mentions among
1632-528: The mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him." (Mark 16:1 KJV) They discovered that the stone had been rolled away , and a young man in white then told them that Jesus had risen, and told them to tell Jesus' disciples that he would meet them in Galilee . In Matthew 28:1, two women are mentioned in the parallel passage: Mary Magdalene and the "other Mary" – identified previously in Matthew 27:56 as Mary
1680-547: The nickname Boanerges or "Sons of Thunder". F. F. Bruce contrasts this story to that of the Liberation of Saint Peter , and writes that the proposition that "James should die while Peter should escape" is a "mystery of divine providence ". In the Catholic tradition, Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to legend, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia . This name Santiago
1728-518: The northwest of Hispania was, in legend, accomplished by a series of miraculous events: his decapitated body was taken up by angels and sailed in a rudderless, unattended boat to Iria Flavia in Hispania, where a massive rock closed around his body. Tradition has it that when the disciples of James, Theodore and Athanasius, arrived in Iria Flavia , they approached Queen Lupa about giving them
1776-589: The number had risen to 272,412. The most recent of such Holy Year was 2021; the next will be 2027. The feast day of St. James is celebrated on 25 July on the liturgical calendars of the Roman Catholic , Anglican , Lutheran and certain other Protestant churches. He is commemorated on 30 April in the Orthodox Christian liturgical calendar (for those churches which follow the traditional Julian Calendar , 30 April currently falls on 13 May of
1824-477: The root word שָׁלוֹם ( shalom ), meaning "peace". The name was a common one; apart from the famous dancing " daughter of Herodias ", both a sister and daughter of Herod the Great were called Salome, as well as Queen Salome Alexandra (d. 67 BC), the last independent ruler of Judea. In Mark 15:40–41 , Salome is named as one of the women present at the crucifixion who also ministered to Jesus: "There were also women looking on afar off: among whom
1872-617: The saint in the 9th century, by Pelayo in the Libredon forest in the time of Bishop Theodemir and king Alfonso II . These traditions were the basis for the pilgrimage route that began to be established in the 9th century, and the shrine dedicated to James at Santiago de Compostela became a famous pilgrimage site within the Christian world. The Way of St. James is a network of routes that cross Western Europe and arrive at Santiago de Compostela through northern Spain. An even later tradition states that he miraculously appeared to fight for
1920-577: The same meaning as in Dutch, the word is Ibskal – Ib being a Danish version of the name "Jakob" and skal meaning "shell". The military Order of Santiago , named after Saint Tiago or Saint James, was founded in Spain in the 12th century to fight the Moors . Later, as in other orders of chivalry , the membership became a mark of honor. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that in 1829
1968-620: The seashore when Jesus called them to follow him. James, along with his brother John, and Peter , formed an informal triumvirate among the Twelve Apostles . Jesus allowed them to be the only apostles present at three particular occasions during his public ministry, the raising of Jairus' daughter , transfiguration of Jesus and agony in the Garden of Gethsemane . James and John (or, in another tradition, their mother ) asked Jesus to grant them seats on his right and left in his glory. Jesus rebuked them, asking if they were ready to drink from
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2016-418: The sister of Jesus' mother, thus making her Jesus' aunt. Traditional interpretations associate Mary the wife of Cleophas (the third woman in the Gospel of John) with Mary the mother of James son of Alphaeus (the third woman in the Gospel of Matthew). In the Gospel of Mark, Salome is among the women who went to Jesus' tomb to anoint his body with spices. "And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary
2064-409: The tomb. She does not tell them that the mountain has a cave which is the entrance to hell and is guarded by a dragon. However, the presence of the holy cross protects the disciples from harm and tames the bulls. Upon witnessing the miraculous events, Lupa converts to Christianity and helps build the apostle's tomb in Libredon . The tradition at Compostela placed the discovery of the relics of
2112-503: Was Mary Magdalene , and Mary the mother of James and of Joses; and Salome who also followed Him and ministered to Him when he was in Galilee. And many other women who followed Him to Jerusalem."( 15:40–41 , King James Version ) The parallel passage of Matthew 27:56 reads thus: "Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children." The Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) concludes that
2160-462: Was Mary Magdalene; and Mary the mother of James the little and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee, and Salome, and many others which came up with Him unto Jerusalem." (Diatessaron 52:21–23) The controversial Secret Gospel of Mark , that was referred to and quoted in the Mar Saba letter ascribed by his modern editors to Clement of Alexandria , contains a further mention of Salome which
2208-550: Was a sister of Mary (mother of Jesus) which made James the Great a cousin of Jesus. James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less," with "greater" meaning older or taller, rather than more important. James the Great was the brother of John the Apostle . James is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels state that James and John were with their father by
2256-526: Was believed at Compostela at that time. Two propositions are central to the legend: first, that James preached the gospel in Hispania as well as in the Holy Land ; second, that after his martyrdom at the hands of Herod Agrippa , his followers carried his body by sea to Hispania, where they landed at Padrón on the coast of Galicia , then carried it over land for burial at Santiago de Compostela . According to ancient local tradition, on 2 January AD 40,
2304-452: Was the scallop shell (or " cockle shell"), and pilgrims to his shrine often wore that symbol on their hats or clothes. The French term for a scallop is coquille St. Jacques , which means "cockle (or mollusc) of [St.] Jacob". The German word for a scallop is Jakobsmuschel , which means "Jacob's mussel (or clam)"; the Dutch word is Jacobsschelp , meaning "Jacob's shell". In Danish and with
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