St. James the Less, the author of the first Catholic Epistle, was the son of Alphaeus of Cleophas. His mother Mary was either a sister or a close relative of the Blessed Virgin, and for that reason, according to Jewish custom, he was sometimes called the brother of the Lord.
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Saint James the Just (Hebrew: יעקב ) (Greek Iάκωβος), (died AD 62), also known as James of Jerusalem , James Adelphotheos , or James, the Brother of the Lord , was an important figure in Earl...
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St. James, to distinguish him from the other apostle of the same name, the son of Zebedee, was called the Less; which appellation is supposed to have taken its rise, either from his having been called later to the apostleship than the former, or from the lowness of his stature, or from his youth.
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James, the son of Mary, brother of Joseph (or Joses) — Mark 15:40 (where he is called ò mikros "the little", not the "less", as in the D.V., nor the "lesser"); ... When St. Paul after his third missionary journey paid a visit to St. James (A.D. 58), the Bishop of Jerusalem and "the elders" "glorified the Lord" and...
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Soon after the Crucifixion, James said he would fast until Christ returned; the resurrected Jesus appeared to him, and fixed a meal for James Himself. ... James the Just ... James the Younger...
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The patron saint of our Parish is St. James the Lesser. He was possibly the son of Mary and Alpheus of Cleophas. His mother, Mary, would have been either a sister or a close relative of the Blessed Virgin. For that reason, according to Jewish custom, he was sometimes called "the brother of the Lord".
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Saint James the Lesser is called "the Lesser" in order to distinguish him from the other James, Saint James the Great, who was the brother of of Saint John. It appears that this ... Saint James (the Great) the Apostle: Who Was St. James the Great and What W... ... James the Apostle: Profile & Biography of James the Apostle, Disc...
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This James does not appear to be called "the Great" because he learned well this lesson from Jesus. Instead, he's called "the Great" to distinguish him from the other James (the Lesser, the Just) and because he was one of the ... James the Apostle: Profile & Biography of James the Apostle, Disc ... Saint John the Apostle: Did St.
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St. James the Lesser ... Images of St. James the Lesser ... First Biography...
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Otey and St. James are churches--because they have parish congregations. ... Chaplain the minister in charge of a chapel or a minister to a group of people who are not organized as a mission or church; the minister of All Saint's is a chaplain. The minister at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School is a chaplain.
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