The apostle Santiago

Santiago was the son of the fisheman Zebedeus and Salome. His younger brother was the youngster John. Jesus gave the two brothers, accordingly to their enthusiasm, the nickname 'Boanerges'-'Thundersons' (Mark evangelist 3, 17). Santiago was one of the youngsters chosen, with his brother and Peter, to be present at the Gethsemane garden during Jesus enlightenment and death anguish. The tradition says, he preached, after Whitsun, the Evangelium around Samaria- nowadays Shomron- and Jerusalem. In 43 A.C. he went to preach to Spain. After coming back, he was beheaded by the king Herodes Agrippa I. from Judea. Santiago was the first martyr among the Apostles (Apostles 12, 1- 2).