James the Less

James the Less
noun see James I

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • James the Less, Saint — • Identifies James the Less with James the Apostle, son of Alpheus, and with James the brother of the Lord Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • James ‘The Less’ — (first century)    Apostle.    James is described in the list of the twelve disciples as the son of Alphaeus. The title ‘The Less’ comes from mark 15:40, but there is no definite evidence that this James is the same as the son of Alphaeus. There… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

  • Church of St. James the Less — St. James the Less Episcopal Church U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark …   Wikipedia

  • Church of St James the Less, Tatham — Church of St James the Less, Tatham, from the southeast …   Wikipedia

  • St. James the Less —     St. James the Less     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. James the Less     THE IDENTITY OF JAMES     The name James in the New Testament is borne by several:     ♦ James, the son of Zebedee Apostle, brother of John, Apostle; also called James… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Church of St James the Less, Sulgrave — St James the Less, Sulgrave St James the Less, Sulgrave Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Mary (mother of James the Less) — Along with Mary Magdalene and Mary of Clopas, Mary the mother of James is known as one of the Three Marys, depicted here by Mikołaj Haberschrack. Mary is identified in the synoptic gospels as one of the women who went to Jesus tomb after he was… …   Wikipedia

  • James (St.) The Less —    The son of Cleophas, or Alphaeus and Mary, and brother of Thaddaeus or St. Jude. He was one of the Twelve Apostles and the writer of the Epistle which bears his name. St. James was the first Bishop of Jerusalem and was put to death there, at… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • James the Just — Vespasian s siege and capture of Jerusalem delayed the selection of Simeon of Jerusalem to succeed James.Josephus account of James death is more credible because the Acts of Apostles doesn t mention anything about James after the year 60.… …   Wikipedia

  • James the Lord’s Brother — (first century)    Apostle.    James is mentioned in Mark 6:3, along with Simon, Jude and Joses, as being the brother of Jesus. The obvious interpretation is that James was a younger son of Joseph and mary. However, because the Church believes in …   Who’s Who in Christianity

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