James, St

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James, St, ‘the Lord's brother’ (Mk. 6: 3 and parallels). The natural interpretation of the NT evidence implies that he was the son of the BVM and St Joseph, but see BRETHREN OF THE LORD. From an early date he was, with St Peter, a leader of the Church at Jerusalem, and after Peter had left Jerusalem, James appears as the chief authority. According to Clement of Alexandria he was chosen ‘bishop of Jerusalem’; Hegesippus says that he was put to death in AD 62. Feast day in the E., 23 Oct.; also in the American BCP (1979). See also JAMES, APOCALYPSES OF, and following entries.

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