This document provides a biography of Saint James, son of Zebedee, also known as Saint James the Greater. It details his life as one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Some of the key points include: - James and his brother John were fishermen from Galilee and among the first disciples called by Jesus. - James witnessed many important events in Jesus' life and ministry, including the Transfiguration, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. - After the Resurrection, James is said to have traveled to Spain to spread the Gospel. He eventually returned to Jerusalem, where tradition holds he was martyred by beheading under Herod Agripp

1. SAINT JAMES,
APOSTLE

2. Saint James,
son of
Zebedee,
also called
Saint James
the Greater,
(born Bethsaida,
Galilee, 5 BC –
† Jerusalem,
Judea, 44)

3. James and his brother John were from
Bethsaida on the bank of the Jordan that
flows into the north of the Lake of

4. He was possibly a disciple of John
the Baptist, and witnessed the
baptism of Jesus by his cousin John

5. Saint James and John, sons of
Zebedee and Salome, were

6. He was
chosen
as an
Apostle
of Jesus
of
Nazaret

7. He was a privileged eyewitness of the
resurrection of Jairus' daughter (Mark 5: 21-43)

8. When James and John wanted to punish a Samaritan people with
fire because they did not receive Jesus, the Lord gave them the
nickname "boanergués," which means "sons of thunder" (Mark

9. He witnessed the Transfiguration
of Jesus on Mount Tabor

10. James along
with Peter
and John,
accompanied
Jesus in his
prayer in the
garden of
Gethsemane,
at the
beginning of
his passion.

11. He was a witness of
the crucified Lord

12. He was a witness
of the risen Lord

13. He was part of the restricted group of disciples who
witnessed
the last sign performed by the risen Lord: his appearance on

14. James and John, Peter and Andrew,
witnessed the miraculous catch of
fish

15. The apostles, when they
received the Holy Spirit they
were sent to bear witness to
the death and resurrection
of Jesus to the ends of the
world.

16. Evangelization
in Hispania
According to a
medieval tradition,
after Pentecost
(around 33 AD),
when the apostles
were sent to
preach, Saint
James crossed
the Mediterranean
Sea and landed to
preach the Gospel
in Hispania
(current Spain and
Portugal).

17. According to some
accounts, his preaching
started in Gallaecia. He
arrived after passing the
Pillars of Hercules,
bordered the Baetica and
the uninhabited coast of
Portugal;

18. other traditions affirm
their arrival in
Tarracona and his
journey through the
Ebro valley, until
connecting with the
Roman road that
traveled the foothills of
the Cantabrian
Mountains and it

19. A third version posits his
arrival in Carthago Nova
(current Cartagena, through
the neighborhood of Santa
Lucía), from where it would
depart to the north. This
tradition makes of Santiago
the saint protective patron of

20. In any case, the tradition of evangelization by the Apostle
James indicates that he made some disciples, and seven
of them were those who they continued the evangelizing
task once James returned to Jerusalem. For this they went
to Rome and were ordained bishops by Saint Peter. They
are the seven Apostolic Men. The Tradition of the Apostolic
Men places them next to Santiago in Zaragoza when the

21. According to Christian tradition, around the year 40 the Virgin Mary appeared
to Saint James in Caesaraugusta. Mary arrived in Zaragoza "in mortal flesh" -
long before her Assumption- and as a testimony of his visit he left a column
made of jasper, popularly known as "El Pilar". It is said that Santiago and the
first seven converts

22. Outside of the
Gospels, he is only
named in the acts
of the apostles
(Acts 12, 2), when,
after preaching,
he was martyred in
Jerusalem around
the year 43, slain by
the edge of sword
by order of Herod
Agrippa I,
king of Judea.

23. Around the year 813, in the time of the King of Asturias Alfonso II the
Chaste, a Christian hermit named Paio (Pelayo) told the Galician Bishop
Teodomiro, from Iria Flavia (Spain), who had seen some lights glowing
over an uninhabited mountain. They found a grave where a body was

24. King Alfonso ordered the construction of a church above the cemetery
(compositum), origin of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ("Santo
Jacob del compositum"). Others maintain that the word Compostela comes
from campus stellae: "Field of stars" because of the dancing lights above the

25. According to legend, Saint James appeared in
the battle of Clavijo, 844, in favor of the King
Ramiro 1 of Asturias in the reconquest of

26. In the year
1122, Pope
Callisto II
proclaimed that
they would
have a Holy
Year whenever
the liturgical
feast of James,
on July 25,
coincided with

27. Saint James is also the patron of
the Cavalry and of the Army.

28. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 17-1-2021
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 1-
Love and Marriage 2 – growing up to sexual maturity
Love and Marriage 3 – psychological differences and complimentarity
Love and Marriage 4- causes of sexual attraction
Love and Marriage 5- freedom and intimacy
Love and Marriage 6 - human love
Love and Marriage 7 - destiny of human love
Love and Marriage 8- marriage between Christian believers
Love and Marriage 9 – sacrament of marriage
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Joseph
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Signs of hope
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
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Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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29. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 17-1-2021
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Queridas Amazoznia 1 un sueños social
Queridas Amazoznia 2 un suepo cultural
Queridas Amazoznia 3 un seuños ecologico
Queridas Amazoznia 4 un sueño eclesial
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1, 2, 3
San Francisco de Asis 1,2,3,4
San José
San Juan de la Cruz
San Padre Pio de Pietralcina
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Virgen de Guadalupe
Vocación – www.vocación.org
Vocación a evangelizar
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