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James the Great, according to St. Luke, in the History of the Apostles’ Acts, was James the son of Zebedee, was the elder brother of John, and a relative of our Lord; for his mother Salome was first cousin to the Virgin Mary. It was not until ten years after the death of Stephen that the second martyrdom took place; for no sooner had Herod Agrippa been appointed governor of… Read more