This tall lancet window presents St James the Less, one of the Twelve Apostles and traditionally regarded as the “brother of the Lord” and first Bishop of Jerusalem. The figure stands in quiet dignity, depicted frontally and enclosed within a double architectural canopy typical of the great glazing campaign of the early 13th century at Bourges.
Saint-James Theme Pages
See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of St James.
Stained glass panels depicting St James and St Thomas. These panels (1475-1480) are two of the lancet windows below rose window in the south transept of Evreux Cathedral.
Medieval stained glass depicting six of the twelve apostles at Great Malvern Priory.
From left to right are St Bartholomew, Simon the Zealot, St Jude, St Paul, St James, and St Matthew.
These four Victorian stained glass panels, by Clayton and Bell, are in the quire clerestory of Gloucester cathedral. The panels show four of the disciples St Matthew, St Thomas, St James, and St Thaddaeus.
This stained glass window, designed by Henry Holiday and made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars Glass) in 1891, depicts Saint Joseph and Saint James the Less. It forms part of the distinguished series of Powell windows in Salisbury Cathedral, in which pairs of saints are presented as complementary examples of faith, vocation, and devotion.
Saint James and Saint Philip. Basilica of St. Thérèse of Lisieux mid 20th century mosaic.