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Saint James the Greater

a.k.a. Saint James Major, Jacobus in Latin (Greater means either older or taller)
Apostle and Martyr
Brother of St. John the Evangelist
Symbols: pilgrim clothing/hat, staff, scalloped shell
Buried: The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran – Rome
Our Lady of Mercy – Alexandria, South Dakota
Cathedral of St. Joseph – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Cathedral of St. Francis – Santa Fe, New Mexico

Bibliography:

Emblems of the Saints by Which They are Distinguished in Works of Art by F.C. Husenbeth, D.D., V.G. (Provost of Northampton). London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts 1860

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