Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου

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Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου is the Greek name for James the Less, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus in the New Testament.

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Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
apostle
biblical figure
alsoKnownAs James son of Alphaeus
James the Less
James the son of Alphaeus
associatedWith Jesus
early Christian Church in Jerusalem (in some traditions)
canonicalStatus saint
centuryOfActivity 1st century
commemoratedIn Roman Martyrology
distinguishedFrom James son of Zebedee
James the Just
James the brother of Jesus
father Alphaeus
feastDay June 30 (Eastern Orthodox Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles)
May 1 (traditional Roman calendar, with Philip the Apostle)
May 3 (Roman Catholic Church, with Philip the Apostle)
October 9 (Eastern Orthodox Church, with James son of Zebedee and John the Evangelist)
gender male
languageOfName Greek
listedInApostolicCatalog Acts 1:13
Luke 6:15
Mark 3:18
Matthew 10:3
martyrdom traditionally held to have been martyred
memberOf Twelve Apostles
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
New Testament
nameInGreek Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου
patronage fullers (in some traditions)
hatmakers (in some traditions)
pharmacists (in some traditions)
possibleIdentification James the Less
James the brother of the Lord (in some traditions)
religion Christianity
role apostolic missionary
disciple of Jesus
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

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James the Less nameInGreek Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου
Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου nameInGreek Ἰάκωβος ὁ τοῦ Ἁλφαίου