A baptismal name for a boy
James
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named James
Apostle James, son of ZebedeeApril 30One of the Twelve, the first of them to die a martyr, beheaded in the year 44.
Hieromartyr James, Brother of the LordOctober 23Kinsman of the Lord, first bishop of Jerusalem, killed around the year 62._Saint_Jacques_le_Mineur_1620_-_Georges_de_La_Tour_Inv.169.jpg)
Apostle James, son of AlphaeusOctober 9One of the Twelve Apostles, son of Alphaeus, who preached the Gospel and died a martyr.
Apostle James the LessMay 3Apostle of Christ known as James the Less, who preached the Gospel and died a martyr.
Saint James of NisibisJanuary 13Hermit and then bishop of Nisibis in Mesopotamia, who died in 338..jpg)
Great Martyr James the PersianNovember 27Christian of Persia, put to death in 420 by dismemberment because he would not renounce Christ.
Saint James of RostovNovember 27Bishop of Rostov, died in 1392 and canonized in 1549 by the second Moscow council.- Venerable JamesA holy monk commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable James the HermitNovember 26Syrian hermit, a disciple of Zebinas and Maron, whom Theodoret of Cyrrhus knew personally; he lived after 456.
- Confessor James the ConfessorA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Saint James the FasterMarch 4A saint known for fasting, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr James of DocheiariouA hieromonk of Docheiariou on the Holy Mountain, who died a martyr for Christ.
Questions
The name day of James is April 30, the feast of Apostle James, son of Zebedee. It is also kept on October 23, October 9, May 3, January 13, November 27, November 26, March 4.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named James, with their lives and icons.
Yes. James is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle James, son of Zebedee as patron.