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St. James of the March
Priest
Life and historical setting
James of the March (1393–1476) is remembered in the Church as priest. The supplied Catholic source associates this life with Monteprandone.
Documented offices and forms of service associated with James of the March include Catholic priest, regular priest. The religious family connected with this vocation is Order of Friars Minor.
James of the March was ordained a priest about seven years later. James of the March began preaching in Tuscany, but his calling soon took him to Europe, where he delivered rousing sermons in Bohemia.
James of the March's earthly life ended at about age 82.
The enduring witness of James of the March is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, teaching and sacred learning, and pastoral and ecclesial leadership. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Vocation and witness
These themes were identified from the supplied source record and provide a structured guide to the life.
Gospel encounter and discipleship
The supplied account connects this life directly with Christ, the Gospel, or the apostolic witness.
Teaching and sacred learning
Teaching, writing, study, or the formation of others belongs to the legacy preserved in the source.
Pastoral and ecclesial leadership
The account includes pastoral, monastic, or ecclesial leadership exercised for the good of the Church.
Founding and renewal
The source associates this life with founding, restoring, or strengthening a Christian work or community.
Sharing the faith
The source presents teaching and evangelization as service to the Church and future generations.
Spiritual legacy
The enduring witness of James of the March is especially connected with gospel encounter and discipleship, teaching and sacred learning, and pastoral and ecclesial leadership. Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.
Prayerful reflection
God of holiness, through the witness of James of the March, strengthen us in patient teaching, evangelization, and the faithful transmission of the Catholic faith. Keep our attention fixed on Jesus Christ, and teach us to answer grace faithfully in the duties, relationships, and needs placed before us. Amen.
Historical and liturgical note
Current Vatican News calendar listing; local and religious calendars may add other observances.
Dates, offices, and institutions are presented as biographical facts, while later devotional interpretation is kept distinct from the historical outline.