St. James

Royal London address

St.

James is an abbreviation for Saint James, appearing in place names, church names, and institutions named after the biblical apostle.

In London, St.

James's refers to a fashionable district near Buckingham Palace, home to gentlemen's clubs and upscale establishments: He bought his suits in St. James's.

The Court of St.

James's is the formal name for the British royal court, where foreign ambassadors are officially accredited.

pilgrimage

Camino de Santiago

Spanish pilgrimage trail

shrine · relics · walking stick · peregrination · spiritual journey · trek · route · Galicia · Spain · hostel

apostle

disciple

Committed follower of teaching

  • ZebedeeBiblical patriarch, fishing trade
  • JohnCommon male name
  • fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures

Galilee · Jesus · Twelve Apostles · New Testament · martyrdom · beheading · Christianity · Gospel · evangelism · missionary

patron

Spain

Iberian Peninsula country

pharmacists · protector · guardian · intercession · veneration · feast day · devotion · blessing · chapels · churches

place

London

England's capital city

Piccadilly · Westminster · Jamaica · parish · Caribbean · colonial · Anglican · neighborhood

Opposites
religious sanctity

St. JamesJudas Iscariot

Disciple who betrayed Christ

Judas · Satan · Lucifer · Pontius Pilate · Herod

ROYAL/ARISTOCRATIC ASSOCIATION (London geography)

St. JamesWhitechapel

East London district

East End · Brixton · Tower Hamlets · Southwark

sacred vs secular naming

St. JamesWall Street

American finance hub

Broadway · Main Street

Family

St., Saint, James, saintly, sainthood, saintliness, saints, sainted

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