Statue of St James at the Church of the Mafra Palace, Portugal
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| Name | Saint James, son of Alphaeus | | Titles | Apostle | | Birth date | Unknown | | Death date | Unknown | | Death place | Egypt or Jerusalem | | Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church | | Feast | 1 May (Anglican Communion),
May 3 (Roman Catholic Church),
9 October (Eastern Orthodox Church) | | Attributes | carpenter's saw; fuller's club; book | | Patronage | apothecaries; druggists; dying people; Frascati, Italy; fullers; milliners; Monterotondo, Italy; pharmacists; Uruguay |
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Saint James, son of Alphaeus (Ἰάκωβος, Jacobos in Greek) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. He is often identified with James the Less and commonly known by that name in church tradition.
James, the son of Alphaeus, is rarely mentioned in the New Testament, but he is sometimes identified with James the Just, an important leader in the New Testament church. He is clearly distinguished from James, son of Zebedee, another one of the Twelve Apostles.
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