Apostle James the Greater

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Christian saint New Testament person apostle

Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Saint James the Greater	34
James son of Zebedee	14
James the Greater	13
James the son of Zebedee	9
Saint James the Great	8
Saint James the Apostle	7
James the Great	6
James the Apostle	3
Apostle James	2
Apostle James the Greater canonical	2
James, son of Zebedee	1
Son of Zebedee	1
St. James the Apostle	1
St. James the Greater	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ
associatedLegend	mission to Spain ⓘ translation of his relics to Galicia ⓘ
associatedWith	Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
burialPlace	Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
calledBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ
deathCause	martyrdom ⓘ
deathDate	circa 44 AD ⓘ
deathPlace	Jerusalem ⓘ
discipleOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
ethnicity	Jewish ⓘ
father	Zebedee ⓘ
feastDay	25 July ⓘ
feastDayInOrthodoxChurch	30 April ⓘ 30 June ⓘ
followerOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
givenName	James ⓘ
honorificTitle	the Greater ⓘ
iconographicAttribute	book or scroll ⓘ pilgrim’s cloak ⓘ scallop shell on clothing ⓘ
killedBy	Herod Agrippa I ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
majorShrine	Santiago de Compostela Cathedral ⓘ surface form: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
mannerOfDeath	beheading ⓘ
memberOf	Twelve Apostles ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
mother	Salome ⓘ
nameInLatin	Iacobus Maior ⓘ
nameInSpanish	Santiago ⓘ
nickname	Boanerges ⓘ
nicknameMeaning	sons of thunder ⓘ
notableEvent	first apostle to be martyred ⓘ
occupationBeforeCalling	fisherman ⓘ
partOf	inner circle of Jesus ⓘ
patronSaintOf	Spain ⓘ pilgrims ⓘ
presentAt	Agony in the Garden ⓘ Transfiguration ⓘ surface form: Transfiguration of Jesus raising of Jairus’s daughter ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sharesNicknameWith	Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Apostle
sibling	Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Apostle
symbol	pilgrim’s hat ⓘ pilgrim’s staff ⓘ scallop shell ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Church Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
workedWith	Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Apostle Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Peter the Apostle

Referenced by (102)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

Apostle John → brother → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Apostle John → sibling → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → hasMember → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Santiago de Cuba → hasPatronSaint → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Apostle James the Less → distinguishedFrom → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Apostles → member → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Twelve Apostles → member → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Capernaum → associatedWith → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Galician Iago → associatedWith → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Zebedee → fatherOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Zebedee → child → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Zebedee → appearsWith → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Grote Kerk, The Hague → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Diocese of Brooklyn → patronSaint → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Herod Agrippa I → orderedExecutionOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Saint John → closelyAssociatedWith → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France → associatedWith → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Santiago de Compostela → namedAfter → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Great

Santiago de Compostela → cathedralDedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Great

Santiago de Compostela → claimsRelicsOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Great

Metropolitan Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral (Guatemala City)

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Igreja de Santiago → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: Igreja de Santiago (Tavira)

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Garden of Gethsemane → associatedWithPerson → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Agony in the Garden → hasParticipants → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

Philip → contemporaryOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip the Apostle

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Saint James' Church, Antwerp → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Iacobus Maior → LatinNameOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Iacobus Maior → title → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Iacobus Maior → title → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Son of Zebedee

Boanerges → appliedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Boanerges → associatedFigure → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fajardo–Humacao → patronSaint → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Apostle

Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle in Szczecin → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Apostle

Cathedral Basilica of St James the Apostle in Szczecin → namedAfter → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

James the Less → distinguishedFrom → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee

James the Less → distinguishedFrom → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Great

the Less → distinguishedFrom → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Less

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

the Younger → distinguishedFrom → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: James the Younger

this entity surface form: James, son of Zebedee

St. Jacobi Church → namedAfter → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

rue Saint-Jacques → namedAfter → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

subject surface form: Rue Saint-Jacques

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

Communicantes → mentions → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Apostle

Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

Feast of the Twelve Apostles → honorsCollectively → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the Greater

Iglesia de Santiago Apóstol (Guadalajara) → dedicatedTo → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Apostle

Caltagirone → hasPatronSaint → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint James the Greater

John son of Zebedee → sibling → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

John son of Zebedee → closeAssociateOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James son of Zebedee

Matthias → contemporaryOf → Apostle James the Greater ⓘ

this entity surface form: James the son of Zebedee