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• Apostle St James the Greater
Painting of the saint by El Greco. Also a brief biography of the apostle and description of St. James in art.
http://www.kfki.hu/~arthp/html/g/greco_el/1606-10/apostola/03jamesg.html

• Catholic Encyclopedia: St. James the Greater
What we can know of St. James, son of Zebedee and brother of John, from Scripture. Also discusses the tradition that St. James preached in Spain and that his body was translated to Compostela.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08279b.htm

• Catholic Online: St. James the Greater
Reflection on this saint's life, by Terry Matz.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=59

• James
Short hagiography, by Karen Rae Keck.
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/jamesz.html

• James bar-Zebedee, Apostle
Profile. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language.
http://elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/07/25.html

• James the Greater
Illustrated profile.
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj11.htm

• Saint James the Great
Four miniatures from three medieval manuscripts.
http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/themes/t_2/st_2_03/a203_004.htm

• St. James the Apostle
An account of the life of St. James, and the legend behind the pilgrimage to his shrine at Santiago de Compostela. Illustrated.
http://www.csj.org.uk/apostle.htm

• The Legend of Santiago
Extracts. How St. James the Greater went to Spain, and how his relics were sent to Compostela. From "The Golden Legend," by Jacobus de Voragine, translated by Granger Ryan and Helmut Ripperger. Illustrated.
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/santiago/leyenda1.html

• Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society: St. James the Greater
The story of this saint. Suitable for children.
http://www.tntt.org/vni/tlieu/saints/St0725.htm