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Icon of St. James Son of
Zebedee, Apostle, who lies at Compostela, Spain
Feast: Apr.
30 (in the Eastern rite), July 25 (in the Western rite)
The shrine
of St. James the Apostle at Compostela was, formerly, the most
prominent pilgrimage destination in all of Western Europe.
Holy James
the Apostle, pray for us sinners!
Top Icon:
by the hand of Mother Justina, Greek Old Calendarist convent of St.
Elizabeth, Etna, California, with permission.
Next Icon:
late 20th-c. Greek icon by N. Liondas.
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