St. James Major from the collection of The Orange County Rescue Mission

St. James Major, 2008

Stained glass

NFS

Location: Chapel

Donor/ lender: Ahmanson

James the son of Zebedee was referred to as the pilgrim because he carried a pilgrim's staff, pilgrim's bag, and scallop shell. He was beheaded in Jerusalem by King Agrippa in AD 44.

James was the brother of John, and the son of Zebedee.
He worked in Samaria and Jerusalem and according to tradition, also in Spain. He was beheaded in AD 44 in Jerusalem by Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:20).
Attribute: Sword.
He is usually portrayed as a pilgrim carrying a pilgrim's staff, pilgrim's bag and scallop shell.
His grave has been found at Santiago de Compostella in Spain.

Pictured here:
Shows the scallop shell and pilgrim's staff, portraying St. James the Pilgrim.
There are three persons with closed eyes on P.B.'s pieces: James, Matthew and John.
They are maybe the three most reflective of the Apostles - the most thoughtful, who were not so "outgoing", but more introspective and reflective; two of them left traces after themselves by writing gospels.