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Key facts
Iakovos at a glance
Variations
Forms & nicknames of the name
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Greek forms
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Iconography
Iakovos in sacred art
DepictingHoly Apostle James, son of Zebedee, brother of St John the Theologian
DepictingHoly Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord
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