A limited edition solid hardwood icon of St James the Greater. Made from Sapele wood sourced from sustainable forests.271mm x 340mm x 21mm. Each of the limited edition icons is supplied with its own certificate of authenticity. Santiago Peregrino (St James the Pilgrim; St James the Greater) ICON DESCRIPTION / Professor Maryjane Dunn James the Greater, the third apostle called to follow Jesus, was the first of the twelve disciples to be martyred, beheaded by Herod the Great in Jerusalem in…

July 25: Saint James, Apostle, brother of Saint John, first Apostle to Iberia, modern day Spain, and first of the Apostles to be martyred.

brother of Holy Apostle John

Saint of the Day – 25 July – Feast of St James the Greater, Apostle of Christ and Marytr – Also known as: James Major, James the Elder, James the More, James, son of Zebedee, Sant…

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St. James was one of the first martyrs of the Church. King Herod Agrippa I killed him with a sword in an early persecution of the Church. There is a story that the man who arrested James became a convert after hearing James speak at his trial and was executed with him.

The legend of the Apostle John’s brother is one of the most important stories in Spanish Christianity. According to legend, a man who was a friend of Jesus is buried in the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.

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