Remembered on November 27
James the Persian
- Great MartyrA martyr whom the Church especially honors with this title for outstanding witness and endurance in suffering.
All great martyrs
James, also called Jacob, was a Christian in the Persian Empire in the early fifth century. Tradition tells how he abandoned his faith to keep the king’s favor, then returned to Christ after his mother and wife challenged him. The Church remembers his repentance as well as his courage. His life reminds us that a terrible failure need not be the end of our faith.
How he died
Tradition holds that he was martyred by having his limbs cut off and was then beheaded.
- Feast day
- November 27
Parishes on the Old Calendar keep it on December 10. - Kind of saint
- Great Martyr
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