Wartość kultu świętego Jakuba Starszego

Abstract

Based on historical data, and apocryphal or legendary transfers, which indeed have no historical legitimacy, but it can not be overlooked, because at that time there was not a system of written fixation events, but only the oral method of communication messages. It should be noted that James the Elder appears as a faithful disciple of Christ, for the first of the apostles gave his life. After his death in the congregation gained an extraordinary honor. His cult increased in relation to the finding of his body in Compostela in the ninth century AD, significantly influenced the revival of religious life in Europe, and let to its economic and social development, cultural and contributed to the growth of unity among different countries.