death_date canonized_date feast_day venerated_in article_title name
after 671 pre-congregation 17 august or 11 october eastern orthodox church roman catholic church james the deacon
 james the deacon
james the deacon

james the deacon -lrb- died after 671 ad -rrb- was an italian deacon who accompanied paulinus of york on his mission to northumbria .
he was a member of the gregorian mission which came to england to christianize the anglo-saxons from their native anglo-saxon paganism , although when he arrived in england is unknown .
after paulinus left northumbria , james stayed near lincoln and continued his missionary efforts , dying sometime after 671 according to the medieval chronicler bede .
