In these "recent" excavations, it was found under the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, a Roman mausoleum with the other three people: because of the tradition and the number of bodies were identified with James and his disciples Athanasius and Theodore. These treasures were hidden behind the altar of the chapel, about 30 meters deep, according to the excavations in the cathedral in 18 by Antonio López Ferreiro. In 1589 the English privateer Francis Drake wanted to conquer Compostela after landing in La Coruna, so the archbishop agreed with the Cathedral Chapter the most important treasures hide it. However, official recognition as the tomb of Santiago did not come until much later. Alfonso II ordered to build a chapel on the grave, which is the oldest source of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. In researching the place, they found a tomb of Roman origin where a decapitated body was discovered. Much later, about the year 813, during the reign of King of Asturias Alfonso II the Chaste, a Christian hermit told the Galician bishop Teodomiro he had seen a light on an uninhabited mountain. Despite his death in Jerusalem, his disciples have managed to keep the body and remove from the Mediterranean Sea to Galicia, where he would have buried in Iria Flavia. The legend of his grave According to tradition, James would have found death on his return to Jerusalem, between 41 and 44, at the hands of Herod Agrippa I, King of the Jews and grandson of Herod the Great. After appearing to Santiago in Caesaraugusta in Pilar (now Zaragoza), Santiago Apostle would have returned to Jerusalem to meet with Mary, place would not return. He asks to be surrounded by the apostles on the day of his death, but all were preaching scattered around the world.Thus, Jesus allows Mary appeared to the apostles, to warn them of his own death. According to tradition, shortly before the death of Mary, this is visited by the resurrected Jesus. Seven were those who followed in the footsteps of Santiago, apostolic men, being all together when in the year 40 the Virgin Mary appeared to St. According to tradition, the Apostle James got his message calara in the population, obtaining several disciples in Spain would continue evangelizing in the peninsula when James returned to Jerusalem. Of course, this is one of the theories of his arrival in Spain, as others claim that their arrival was by Tarraco and began his preaching by the Ebro Valley. After passing the Pillars of Hercules - name with which formerly was known Strait of Gibraltar - Santiago el Mayor began his preaching in Gallaecia, the name the Romans identified Galicia and northern Portugal part. Santiago would have been sent to preaching after Pentecost, across the sea and coming to Hispania (Spain and Portugal present), purpose of their trip. Santiago is witnessing some of the miracles performed by Jesus, as the resurrection of Jairus' daughter, the transfiguration of Jesus or his appearance on the shores of Lake Tiberias, and resurrected. According to the Bible account, both Santiago, as John or Simon Peter, are disciples of Jesus have more confidence and deal with the above. Santiago was one of the first followers of Jesus who felt the need to follow as disciples, when he was fishing in the Sea of Galilee with his brother. Born in Bethsaida (Galilee), is said to be with his brother, his mother, Salome, she was also a follower of Jesus. James the Greater is the name Christian tradition put to James of Zebedee (to avoid confusion with another disciple), son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of John the Apostle and one of the twelve apostles who did not abandon Jesus in the New Will. However, we know well the so-called "James the Greater"? In this article we review in a few lines, life and Santiago Apostle and the story of his tomb that led to Santiago de Compostela. Today all Spain is celebrating - although Galician communities like the party is more representative - because of the fiesta in honor of Santiago Apostle.
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