feast day: July 25
about:
- also known as "Saint James the Greater" or "Saint James the Great"
- son of Zebedee and Salome
- brother of Saint John the Apostle (also known as "Saint John the Evangelist")
- patron of laborers, Chile, Nicaragua, rheumatism, Spain
links/ sources:
- "James, son of Zebedee" (WIkipedia):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James,_son_of_Zebedee
- "St. James the Greater" (Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08279b.htm
- "St. James the Greater" (Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=59
- "St. James the Greater" (American Catholic):
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1087