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Originally Posted by LancYorkYankee
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
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It must stem from the Jewish religion Brian as they do not have official 'surnames' they are usually related to their profession or the place of birth and son of, as in Goldsmith, Silver or Jewel, Rosenberg and Rosenthal.