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James, brother of Jesus [6] - attested by Josephus ca. AD 94; Simon Peter, first attested by Tertullian about AD 200 [7] Paul the Apostle, first attested by Ignatius of Antioch probably about AD 110 [8]
Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. He is also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob, James the Apostle or Santiago.
[8] [c] Others consider James to be the son of Mary and Joseph. [12] [13] The Catholic tradition holds that this James is to be identified with James, son of Alphaeus, and James the Less. [14] It is agreed by most that he should not be confused with James, son of Zebedee also known as James the Great. [1]
In the New Testament genealogies, Jesus Christ is a descendant of King David and has been proclaimed by the Catholic Church as King of the Universe. [64] His mother, Mary, is also celebrated within Catholic teaching as Queen of Heaven. Within tradition, she too is a descendant of King David, as were both her parents - Sts. Joachim and Anne.
James the Great; James, son of Alphaeus; Jason of Thessalonica; Joanna, wife of Chuza; John of Patmos; John the Apostle; John the Baptist; John the Evangelist; Joseph of Arimathea; Saint Joseph; Jude the Apostle; Junia (New Testament person)
This is a list of people, who died just prior to the Massacre of the Innocents (the slaughter by Herod of Judea of male babies under two years old in an effort to eliminate the newborn King of the Jews) [1] or during the 1st century, who have received recognition from the Catholic Church as saints (through canonization).
Tertullian, a 3rd-century North African lawyer, wrote, "If the martyrs of the whole world were put on one arm of the balance and the martyrs of Egypt on the other, the balance will tilt in favor of the Copts." The following is a list of saints commemorated by the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...