St. Philip and St. James the Younger - who is said to have been Jesus' brother. Bones believed to belong to the martyred saints are enshrined at the basilica and each encasing bears the name of ...

James was a colorful character among the Twelve Disciples. He had a temperamental character and, at times, overreacted in ...

ATLANTA — Standing in front of a small stone ossuary bearing the inscription "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus," Oded Golan gestures with quiet reverence. The box, he explains, once held ...

Elsewhere in this book, Josephus also reported the execution of St. John the Baptist [XVIII 5.2] and St. James the Just [XX 9.1], even referring to James as "the brother of Jesus who was called ...