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St James
Apostle of Jesus (died 44)

St James

James the Great was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.

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According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die, after Judas Iscariot, and the first to be martyred. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain.

How locals move

Getting around St James the local way

  • Get inA ferry makes the short hop across the Swan River, running between Barrack St Jetty on the City bank and Mends St Jetty in South Perth.
  • Get inFerries run every 15 min weekdays and 30 min on weekends.

From Wikivoyage: Perth/City, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.