亦称大雅各（James the GREat）。
　　卒于西元44？年

　　耶稣基督的十二使徒之一。雅各和他的兄弟圣约翰是加利利海的渔夫，是最早受耶稣感召的门徒。雅各是使徒中的核心圈内人物之一，他见证过耶稣的一些重大事迹，如主显圣容和耶稣在客西马尼园中忧伤祈祷。西元44年犹太国王希律。亚基帕一世下令把他斩首。据传，雅各的遗体被运到西班牙的圣地牙哥－德康坡斯特拉（Santiago de Compostela），该地的圣雅各祠长久以来是一个朝圣地。

　　One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. He and his brother John （see St. John the Apostle） were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee and were among the first disciples to be called. As a member of the inner circle of disciples， he witnessed the major events in the ministry of Jesus， including the Transfiguration and the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was beheaded in AD 44 by order of Herod Agrippa. By tradition， his body was taken to Santiago de Compostela， Spain， where his shrine has long been a place of pilgrimage.