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Tomb of Saint James the Great رضي الله عنه

One of the only three known churches in the world built over the tomb of an disciple of Hz. Isa عليه اسلام, this site is the burial site of Saint James the Great رضي الله عنه

Galicia, Spain

Coordinates: 42.880602, -8.544377

The Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is, acc. to christians sources, the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great رضي الله عنه, the disciple of Hz. Isa عليه اسلام.

It is also one of the only three known churches in the world built over the tomb of an disciple of Hz. Isa عليه اسلام, the other two being St. Peter’s رضي الله عنه Basilica in Vatican City and St. Thomas رضي الله عنه Cathedral Basilica, Chennai in India.

In Islam

The Qur’anic account of the disciples of Hz. Isa عليه اسلام does not include their names, numbers, or any detailed accounts of their lives.

Muslim Scholars, however, more or less agrees with the New Testament list and says that the disciples included Hz. Sam’un رضي الله عنه (Saint Peter), Saint Philip رضي الله عنه, Saint Thomas رضي الله عنه, Saint Bartholomew رضي الله عنه, Saint Matthew رضي الله عنه, Saint Andrew رضي الله عنه, Saint James رضي الله عنه, Saint Jude رضي الله عنه, Saint John رضي الله عنه and Saint Simon the Zealot رضي الله عنه

Note: Some of the information in this article comes from Christians sources.

Sites related to Christian traditions on this website are for information purpose only.

It is recommended not to visit these sites as a Muslim because, first the sources of these places comes from the christian sources which is dubious in some cases. 

And most of the christian sites are decorated with frescos, paintings & things that go against the teachings of Islam.