St. James

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Some information about Santiago’s life

The two brothers were fishermen, normally in Galilea’s sea. Where they were found by Jesucristo. And from that moment Santiago was always near Jesus.

After of the crucifixion he started to preach the new faith. A spanish tradiction think that Santiago travelled to Hispania to preach but one day the Virgin Mary appeared in Zaragoza ( place where rose the Basilica of the Pilar is risen) .

Basilica of the Pilar

Santiago was beheaded during the persecutions against Christians done by the King of Judea, Herodes Agripa I .

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Santiago’s family

SANTIAGO

ZEBEDEO SALOME

JUAN

Zebedee was the father of James and John, two disciples of Jesus. The gospels also suggest that he was the husband of

Salome.Zebedee was a fisherman.

Zebedee lived in or near Bethsaida.

SANTIAGO

ZEBEDEO

SALOME

JUAN

Salome sometimes venerated as Mary Salome, was a follower of Jesus. She is sometimes identified as the wife of

Zebedee, the mother of James and John, two of the Apostles of Jesus.

She is considered holy and her party is 22th october.

SANTIAGO

ZEBEDEOSALOME

JUAN

James ( The Older) was a brother of Saint John, son of Zebedeus and Salome. With his brother they began to be the First Apostles of Christ. James was one of the favorite disciples of Christ, who witnessed the resurrection of Jairus' daughter, the transfiguration on Mount Tabor, and the prayer in Gethsemane. James and John were known as people with an impetuous nature; for this reason Jesus called them “The sons of thunder”.

SANTIAGO

ZEBEDEO SALOME

JUAN

John the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles. Christian tradition holds that he outlived the remaining apostles all of

whom suffered martyrdom (except Judas Iscariot) and ultimately died of natural causes

at the beginning of the second century.SANTIAGO

ZEBEDEO SALOME

JUAN

Patronage• In the Western

Church Saint James is the patron of Spain and Portugal, and the battles of Islam, chivalric orders,and the patron of pilgrims.

• Patron of fishermen in the East, they pray to have abundant catches and happy winds. He is also the patron of pharmacists, druggists, pilgrims, workers, beggars, warriors, hatters.

• In Poland, is the patron of many churches, including Basilica of the archdiocese in Szczecin and Concathedral in Olsztyn. The most popular is the temple in Nyssa.

Relics• According to tradition,

having no scientific confirmation, when the seventh century the Arabs conquered Palestine, the relics of St. James were moved from Jerusalem to Compostela in Spain, where there have been many miraculous healings. They are still in the cathedral.

• Pilgrimages to the grave of the apostle in the Middle Ages were a great manifestation of religious feelings. Thanks to this, Spain has been called "The Land Of St. James."

Iconography • In the iconography Saint James is presented as an

old man of strong physique in a long tunic, or a pilgrim with a soft hat with wide brim.

• In the East, the apostle is often depicted on icons with a book or scroll. It is a middle-aged man, with dark, not very long beard. He is usually wearing robes typical of the apostles and sandals in his feet.

Besides scenes where others are present among the twelve apostles, James, is present on the icons of the Transfiguration, where he kneels or lies at the feet of Christ and the resurrection of Jairus' daughter.

Way of St. James

• Often called also in Spanish - Camino de Santiago. The Pilgrim Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain. In the cathedral , according to the beliefs of pilgrims, is the body of St. Apostle James the Greater. There is one route of the pilgrimage, and the participants can reach it following one of the many trails.

• The road is marked with the shell of St. James, which is also a symbol of the pilgrims, and the yellow arrows.

• Existing for over a millennium Road St. James is one of the most important routes with Jerusalem and Rome.

• According to a legend, the body of St. James was transported by boat to northern Spain, and then buried in a place where today is the city of Santiago de Compostela.