Saint James  

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Saint James or St. James may refer to:

People

Saints

• James the Just, considered the author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament, and the first bishop of Jerusalem
• James, son of Zebedee, apostle, brother of John the Apostle, sometimes called "James the Great"
• James, son of Alphaeus, apostle (sometimes identified with James the Just)
• James the Less, son of Clopas and Mary of Clopas, often identified with the son of Alphaeus
• Jacob of Nisibis, 4th century bishop
• James Intercisus, 5th century Persian, cut into pieces for expression of his beliefs
• James the Deacon, 7th century missionary to England
• One of the Ethiopian martyrs Abraham, Ethnus, Acrates, James, and John
• Blessed James Salomoni, Venetian priest and ascetic

Surname

• Rebecca St. James (born 1977), Australian Christian pop and rock artist
• Susan Saint James (born 1946), American actress and activist

Railway stations

• Saint James station (disambiguation), several railway stations around the world

Ships

• HMS St. James (D65), a Battle-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, commissioned in 1946 and broken up in 1961

Churches

• St. James' Church (disambiguation), several churches around the world

Places

Australia

• St James, Victoria
• St James, Western Australia

Barbados

• Saint James, Barbados

Canada

• St. James, Manitoba
• Fort St. James, British Columbia, a municipality

France

• Saint-James, a village and commune in the Manche département

Ireland

• St. James's Gate Brewery, located in Dublin, famous for the production of Guinness and the Guinness Storehouse attraction

Jamaica

• Saint James Parish, Jamaica

New Zealand

• St James Station, New Zealand, a former high country station which is now conservation land
• St. James Theatre, Auckland, a former stage theatre and cinema
• St. James Theatre, Wellington, a stage theatre

Singapore

• St James Power Station, an old power station converted to a modern nightspot

South Africa

• St James, Cape Town, a town in False Bay

Spain

• Way of St. James, the route taken for the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

Trinidad and Tobago

• Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago, a town on the outskirts of Port of Spain

United Kingdom

• St James's, an area in the City of Westminster, central London
  • St. James's Palace, London
  • St James's Club, a former gentlemen's club in Piccadilly
  • Court of St. James's, the court of the British sovereign for diplomatic purposes
  • St. James's Park, London
  • St James's Street, a street in London
  • St James's Theatre, a 1,200-seat theater located in St James's, London
  • St James's Club and Hotel, a hotel in London
• St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, home of football club Newcastle United
• St James's Church of England School and Sports College, a secondary school in Greater Manchester
• St James's University Hospital, Leeds, a teaching hospital

United States

• Saint James, Indiana
• St. James, Maryland
• St. James, Minnesota
• St. James, Missouri
• St. James, New York
• St. James Parish, Louisiana
• St. James Theatre, on Broadway in New York City
• St. James Court Art Show in Louisville, Kentucky
• St. James Middle School, a school in Horry County in South Carolina
• St. James High School, also a school in Horry County in South Carolina
• Saint James School (Montgomery, Alabama)

Vietnam

• Cape Saint James or Cape Saint Jacques, former colonial names for Vung Tau

Other uses

• St. James's Day Battle, between the Dutch and the English, on 4 and 5 August 1666
• St James Church massacre, a massacre perpetrated on St James Church, Cape Town, South Africa
• St James Holdings, Mike Ashley's holding company for Newcastle United

See also

• James (disambiguation)
• Santiago (name)
• San Diego (disambiguation)