Saint James

Saint James can refer to the following:

• Several men mentioned in the New Testament, whose various epithets and euphemisms cause some uncertainties:
  • James, son of Zebedee, an apostle, brother of John the Apostle; also called Saint James the Great. He is venerated at Compostela as Santiago de Compostela.
  • James, brother of Jesus, mentioned in Matthew 13:55; Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:19. He must be identified with the James mentioned in Galatians 2:2 and 2:9; Acts 12:17, 15:13ff. and 21:18; and I Corinthians 15:7. He is identified as Saint James the Just, head of the early Christian Church in Jerusalem.
  • Saint James the Less, son of Alphaeus and brother of the apostle Matthew, also identified with "James, son of Mary", mentioned in Mark 15:40 (ò mikros "the little"); Matthew 27:56. Probably the son of Cleophas or Clopas (John 19:25) where "Maria Cleophæ" is generally translated "Mary the wife of Cleophas", as married women are commonly distinguished by the addition of their husband's name.
  • James, brother of Jude , mentioned in Jude 1:1. Most Catholic commentators identify Jude with the "Judas Jacobi", which they translate "Judas brother of James" (Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13).

• A number of places, all named for Saint James the Great:
  • Saint James, Minnesota
  • Saint James, Missouri
  • Saint James, New York
  • St James, Cape Town , South Africa
  • St James's Palace, London
    • Court of St James's, London
    • Saint James's Park, London
  • St James, Western Australia

In Spanish, the name translates as Santiago.