What is James (son of Zebedee)?
:''For people and places called '''Saint James''', see the [[Saint James|disambiguation page]].'' {{Infobox saint |name= Saint James the Greater |birth_date= 1st century |death_date= 44 AD |feast_day= 25 July ([[Western Christianity]]) <br>30 April ([[Eastern Christianity]])<br>30 December ([[Mozarabic rite|Hispanic Church]]) |venerated_in= All [[Christianity]] |image= Rembrandt - Sankt Jakobus der Ältere.jpg |imagesize= 250px |caption= Saint James the Elder by [[Rembrandt]]<br>He is depicted clothed as a [[pilgrim]]; note the scallop shell on his shoulder and his staff and [[pilgrim's hat]] beside him his symbol is also the carpenter saw. |birth_place= [[Bethsaida]], [[Galilee]] |death_place= [[Judea]] |titles= [[Twelve apostles|Apostle]] and [[Martyr]] |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= [[Pre-congregation|Pre-Congregation]] |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes= [[Scallop]], [[Pilgrim's hat]] |patronage='''Places'''<br>[[Acoma Pueblo]], [[Sahuayo]], [[Santiago de Querétaro]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], [[Guatemala]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Spain]]<br>'''Professions'''<br>[[Veterinarian]]s, [[Equestrianism|equestrian]]s, [[furrier]]s, [[tanning|tanner]]s, [[pharmacist]]s |major_shrine= Cathedral of [[Santiago de Compostela]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] (Spain) |suppressed_date= |issues= }} [[File:Codex Calixtinus (Liber Sancti Jacobi) F0173k.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[Codex Calixtinus]] promotes the pilgrimage to Santiago.]] Saint '''James, son of Zebedee''' (death 44 AD) was one of the apostles of [[Jesus]]. He was the son of ''Zebedee'' and ''Salome'' and brother of [[John the Apostle|John the Evangelist]]. He is called '''Saint James the Greater''' to distinguish (mark as different) him from the other apostle named James ([[James, son of Alphaeus]]). James is described as one of the first disciples who joined Jesus. The [[Synoptic]] [[Gospel]]s tell that James and John were with their father by the seashore when Jesus called them to begin traveling ([http://www.biblegateway.c