Apostle James the Less

E24562

Christian saint New Testament person apostle biblical figure

Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Saint James the Less	18
James son of Alphaeus	9
Apostle James the Less canonical	2
Apostle James son of Alphaeus	1
James, son of Alphaeus	1
Judas of James	1
Saint James the Less (in Western calendar)	1
São Tiago Menor (Saint James the Less)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle James the Less
Context triple: [Last Supper, hasParticipant, Apostle James the Less]

A. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
B. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
C. Apostle Thomas
Apostle Thomas, also known as "Doubting Thomas," was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, best known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he personally saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
D. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
E. Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apostle James the Less
Target entity description: Apostle James the Less is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as the son of Alphaeus and remembered as a close disciple present at key events in Jesus’ ministry.

A. Apostle James the Greater
Apostle James the Greater was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, traditionally regarded as the son of Zebedee and brother of John, and is venerated as the patron saint of pilgrims, especially associated with the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
B. Apostle Bartholomew
Apostle Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally identified with Nathanael in the New Testament and venerated as a missionary and martyr in Christian tradition.
C. Apostle Thomas
Apostle Thomas, also known as "Doubting Thomas," was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, best known for initially doubting Jesus’ resurrection until he personally saw and touched Christ’s wounds.
D. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
E. Apostle Philip
Apostle Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, known from the New Testament for his role as an early follower and witness to Christ’s ministry and teachings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian saint ⓘ New Testament person ⓘ apostle ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ
associatedWith	early Christian community in Jerusalem ⓘ
closeTo	Jesus Christ ⓘ
commemoratedAs	martyr ⓘ
discipleOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	James the Just ⓘ James the son of Zebedee ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Greater
epithet	the Less ⓘ the Younger ⓘ
era	1st century ⓘ
father	Alphaeus ⓘ
followerOf	Jesus Christ ⓘ
greekName	Ἰάκωβος ὁ μικρός (Iakōbos ho mikros) ⓘ linked to: Jakub
hasFeastDay	May 1 (Anglican Communion, with Philip the Apostle) ⓘ May 1 (Roman Catholic Church, with Philip the Apostle) ⓘ May 3 (traditional Roman calendar, with Philip the Apostle) ⓘ May 9 (Eastern Orthodox Church, with Philip the Apostle) ⓘ
languageOfName	Greek ⓘ
memberOf	Twelve Apostles ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
name	James son of Alphaeus ⓘ linked to: Apostle James the Less James the Less ⓘ James the Younger ⓘ linked to: James the Less
presentIn	lists of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ
region	Judea ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
role	apostolic witness of Jesus’ ministry ⓘ
sourceOfInformation	Christian tradition ⓘ canonical Gospels ⓘ linked to: Gospels
symbolInArt	fuller’s club ⓘ halberd ⓘ
title	Apostle ⓘ Saint ⓘ
tradition	sometimes identified with James the Just ⓘ sometimes identified with the brother of the Lord ⓘ
traditionallyIdentifiedAs	son of Alphaeus ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Lutheran Churches ⓘ linked to: Lutheranism Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle James the Less ⓘ

Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → hasMember → James son of Alphaeus ⓘ

subject linked to: the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)