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James and his brother wanted to call down fire on a Samaritan town, but were rebuked by Jesus. [9] Shield with symbol of St. James the Great, Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania) The Acts of the Apostles records that "Herod the king" (usually identified with Herod Agrippa) had James executed by the sword. [1]
St. James slaying Moors. (Anonymous, 18th century, Cusco School of Peru) Saint James the Moor-slayer (Spanish: Santiago Matamoros) is the name given to the representation (painting, sculpture, etc.) of the apostle James the Great, as a legendary, miraculous figure who appeared at the also legendary Battle of Clavijo, helping the Christians conquer the Muslim Moors.
The Cross of Saint James, also known as the Santiago cross, cruz espada, or Saint James' Cross, is a cruciform (cross-shaped) heraldic badge. The cross, shaped as a cross fitchy, combines with either a cross fleury or a cross moline. Its most common version is a red cross resembling a sword, with the hilt and the arm in the shape of a fleur-de-lis.
Order of Saint James of the Sword The Order of Santiago ( / ˌ s ɒ n t i ˈ ɑː ɡ oʊ / ; Spanish : Orden de Santiago [sanˈtjaɣo] ) is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century.
The Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (Portuguese: Ordem Militar de Sant'Iago da Espada) is a Portuguese order of chivalry. Its full name is the Ancient, Most Noble and Enlightened Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, of the Scientific, Literary and Artistic Merit (Portuguese: Antiga, Nobilíssima e Esclarecida Ordem Militar de ...
James was born at Montpellier as the only son of Peter II of Aragon and Marie of Montpellier. [2] As a child, James was made a pawn in the power politics of Provence, where his father was engaged in struggles helping the Cathar heretics of Albi against the Albigensian Crusade led by Simon IV de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, who were trying to exterminate them.
The church said that attendees from 38 states and 42 countries were present April 12 and April 13 at Springfield's Great Southern Bank Arena. ... he swallowed a sword and Jesus cried." James River ...
Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews: A History (2001) is a book by James Carroll, a former priest, which documents the role of the Roman Catholic Church in the long European history of religious antisemitism as a precursor to racial antisemitism.