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Jesus rebuked them, asking if they were ready to drink from the cup he was going to drink from and saying the honor was not even for him to grant. James and John (or, in another tradition, their mother ) asked Jesus to grant them seats on his right and left in his glory. Jesus allowed them to be the only apostles present at three particular occasions during his public ministry, the Raising of Jairus' daughter, Transfiguration of Jesus and Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. James, along with his brother John and Peter, formed an informal triumvirate among the Twelve Apostles. The Synoptic Gospels state that James and John were with their father by the seashore when Jesus called them to follow him. James is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus.

James the Great was the brother of John the Apostle. The son of Zebedee and Salome, James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less", with "greater" meaning older or taller, rather than more important. James the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century In the New Testament Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die (after Judas Iscariot), and the first to be martyred.

James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob ( Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי יַעֲקֹב‎, Yaʿăqōb, Latin Iacobus Maior, Greek Ἰάκωβος τοῦ Ζεβεδαίου Iákōbos tû Zebedaíou died AD 44), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Veterinarians, equestrians, furriers, tanners, pharmacists, oyster fishers, woodcarvers. Spain, Guatemala, Seattle, Levoča, Nicaragua, Guayaquil, Betis Church, Guagua, Pampanga, Badian, Cebu, Bolinao, Pangasinan, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Plaridel, Bulacan, Paete, Laguna, Sogod, Cebu, Compostela, Cebu, and some places of Mexico. 1612–1613) by Peter Paul RubensĪll Christian denominations that venerate saints