Saint James of Tarentaise

Also known as

• Apostle of Savoy
• James the Syrian
• James the Assyrian
• Giacomo….

Memorial

• 16 January

Profile

Soldier in the imperial Persian army. Convert to Christianity. Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Honoratus at Lérins in France. Missionary to the Savoy region. First bishop of Moûtiers, France in 426. Known as a miracle worker.

Born

• Syrian

Died

• 16 January 429 in Arles, France

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint James of Tarentaise“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 January 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>