St. James the Less was the leader of the Christian community in Jerusalem. The traditional account is that he was martyred by being thrown from the parapet of the Temple, stoned, and finally beaten to death with a fuller's club. The club is his attribute, as in the statue at right and this example.
Feast day: May 3
At left, statue in the Lateran Basilica
Another image:
13th century mosaic in Rome
11th or 12th century ivoryHagiography:
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