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Originally Posted by Ianto.W.
Would one of these be St James The Less, Brian? and no it's not a wind up, I always wondered why one could be of lesser importance than the other, my other tinpot theory I had about him, is was he a small man? I know it sounds stupid but as a child this is the way it appeared to me.  |
James the first Martyr was the Apostle John's brother. They were also known as the Sons of Zebedee and Sons of Thunder.
I don't believe "the lesser" would have meant of less importance. Possibly the Dad was James the mostest. It had be hard without last names. These identifyers were probably just trying to specific.
The Roman Catholic church believes, based on there own traditions, that Mary, the mother of Jesus, remained a perpetual virgin.
Brian