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According to the Bible, James, son of Zebedee was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.
In the German transliteration, he is called Jakob, based on the Latin Jacobus. Thus, churches dedicated to St. James in Germany are usually called Jakobskirche. In German, the two symbols identifying the Saint, the scallop and the cane are actually called Jakob's Shell (Jakobsmuschel) and Jacob's Cane (Jakobsstab).
This statue of St. James is located in the vestibule of St. Jacob's Church in Nuremberg. Unfortunately, we could not find any information on its origin. The statue is about four feet tall. In his right hand, the saint holds a scallop. He used to hold his cane in his left hand, but both the cane and the hand were lost when the church was damaged during World War II.
The Church is the starting point for the Middle-Franconia portion of the Way of St. James, leading from Nuremberg to Rothenburg.
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