St. James the Lesser — shown in the painting gazing upward — was a favorite of Ribera’s who appears in other works by the Spanish artist.

James the Less understood and embodied this teaching perhaps more than any other apostle. His unpretentious life calls forth unflashy faithfulness in us; and when it comes to popularity and fame ...

SAINTS & ART: The Church honors St. Philip along with St. James the Lesser on May 3 Peter Paul Rubens, “St. James the Less,” 1610-1612, Museo del Prado (photo: Public Domain) John Grondelski ...

Until it closed in 1986, St. James the Less was home to masses and marriages, baptisms and funerals, often listed in cherished family Bibles.

At St. Peter’s, there are always pilgrimage groups having Masses at the many side altars, and I ended up participating in a Mass with a group from a parish in England called St. James the Less ...

Big changes are in store for the historic St. James the Less site on W. Clearfield Street in the “Lower Falls,” or Allegheny West this year. The former school at the Episcopal church, vacant since ...

The San Diego Museum of Art has acquired “Saint James the Lesser,” a 17th-century painting by Spanish Baroque master Jusepe de Ribera. The purchase of the 1632 painting — for an undisclosed ...

CNA Staff, May 27, 2025 / 16:06 pm. The second season of the award-winning online EWTN series “James the Less” will be released on Monday, June 9.