catholic-shieldmaiden: rectumetjustum:According to ancient Spanish tradition, on 12 October 40 AD, i
catholic-shieldmaiden: rectumetjustum:According to ancient Spanish tradition, on 12 October 40 AD, in the early days of Christianity, James the Greater, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, was preaching the Gospel in what was then the pagan land of Zaragoza, in the Roman province of Hispania. He was disheartened with his mission, having made only a few converts. While he was praying by the banks of the Ebro River with some of his disciples, Mary miraculously appeared before him atop a pillar accompanied by angels. Mary assured James that the people would eventually be converted and their faith would be as strong as the pillar she was standing on. She gave him the pillar as a symbol and a wooden image of herself. James was also instructed to build a chapel on the spot where she left the pillar.After establishing the church, James returned to Jerusalem with some of his disciples where he became a martyr, beheaded in 44 AD during the reign of Herod Agrippa. His disciples allegedly returned his body to Spain. Ma'am, why did you leave these in the tags?O -- source link