Apostle · 1st century
Apostle James the Brother of the Lord
Also known as James Adelphotheos · first Bishop of Jerusalem
A kinsman of the Lord and the first Bishop of Jerusalem, who led the early Church there and suffered martyrdom.
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Notes
Not James son of Zebedee or James son of Alphaeus. Dec 28 = commemorated with David the King and Joseph the Betrothed.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints