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Definition of St. James the Apostle
1. Noun. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament.
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostle, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of St. James The Apostle
Literary usage of St. James the Apostle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Guizot (François), Léopold Delisle (1853)
"Many miracles were there effected through the merits of St. James the apostle,
and the inhabitants of the whole province soon embraced the faith of Christ ..."
2. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1889)
"St. James the Apostle. WHEN we come to inquire closely about the Apostles, and
when we consider the acknowledged part played by them in an event so ..."
3. History of the Moorish Empire in Europe by Samuel Parsons Scott (1904)
"... League of the Asturians and Frankish Princes—Legend of St. James the Apostle —
Death of Al-Hakem — His Character. IN designating his favorite son, ..."
4. The Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, Robert Phillimore (1842)
"... St. James the Apostle, St. Bartholomew the Apostle, St. Matthew the Apostle, St.
Michael and all Angels, St. Luke the Evangelist, St. Simon and St. Jude ..."
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