<Tr> <Th> Attributes </Th> <Td> Scallop, Pilgrim's hat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Patronage </Th> <Td> Places Galicia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Spain; Acoma Pueblo, Badian, Cebu, Philippines, Compostela, Cebu, Philippines, Guayaquil, Sahuayo, Santiago de Querétaro, Buhay Na Tubig Imus City, Cavite, Philippines, etc . Professions Veterinarians, equestrians, furriers, tanners, pharmacists, Oysterfishing </Td> </Tr> <P> James, son of Zebedee (Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב ‬ Yaʿqob, Greek: Ἰάκωβος; died 44 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred . He was a son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of John the Apostle . He is also called James the Greater or James the Great to distinguish him from James, son of Alphaeus and James the brother of Jesus (James the Just). James the son of Zebedee is the patron saint of Spaniards, and as such is often identified as Santiago . </P> <P> The son of Zebedee and Salome, James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less". He was the brother of John, the beloved disciple, and probably the elder of the two . </P>

Who was the first apostle to be killed