St.James the Greater

Essay # 6607

Religion and Theology > Christianity

An analysis of the life and works of St. James the Greater.

720 words () | 0 sources | 2002 United States

Paper Summary:

A detailed exploration into St. James the Greater's life and devoted work to the Church. The paper shows that through his dedicated work to the Church and to Jesus, he was a major role model to other saints.

From the Paper:

"St. James, in all the information I could find did not have a date of birth. His father's name was Zebedee and his mother's name was Salome. His brother was John the Apostle one of the most revered apostle to Jesus. James is portrayed as being a Pilgrim on the road of life that is how he got his patronage. He is the patron saint of Pilgrims. He is also the patron of all things Spanish because of his works and the bringing and preaching of the gospel in Spain. St. James is called The Greater because of one reason, he was made an apostle before the other St. James The Lesser. "