Saint James Alphaeus - one of the Twelve Apostles - was brother of the holy Evangelist Matthew.
After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle James Alphaeus, together with the Apostle Andrew the First-Called, made missionary journeys preaching in Judea, Edessa, Gaza, Eleutheropolis, converting many on the path of salvation.
In the Egyptian city of Ostrazin Saint James finished his apostolic work with a martyr's death on a cross.
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