James, son of Zebedee James, son of Zebedee James, son of Zebedee (Hebrew: , "Yaʿqob"; Greek: Ἰάκωβος; ; died 44 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. The son of Zebedee and Salome is James, styled "the Greater", to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less", with greater meaning older or taller, rather than more important. He was the brother of John the beloved disciple. James is described as one of the first disciples to join Jesus. The Synoptic Gospels state that James and John were with their father by the seashore when
John James Rudin until he suffered a fall in 1993 and was confined to a wheelchair. He moved to the St. Teresa Residence in Ossining where he remained until his death. He died on June 14, 1995 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown, New York at the age of 78. His funeral Mass was celebrated in the Queen of Apostles Chapel on June 20, 1995. He was buried in the Maryknoll Center Cemetery. John James Rudin John James Rudin, M.M. (November 27, 1916 – June 14, 1995) was an American-born Catholic missionary and bishop. As a member of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society