SAN James of Zebedee (? - 44); also known as St. James the Greater; one of the 12 apostles; the brother of the Apostle John; was with him and Peter; when Jesus revealed his divine nature in the Transfiguration. He died a martyr at the behest of King Herod Agrippa I. Patron of Spain and of pilgrims; knights; soldiers; is invoked for protection from rheumatic diseases. Recurrence; July 25. Immaginetta chromolithographic German; circa 1900