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James the Less

- Matthew is his brother

- Alphaeus is his father

- Mary is his mother (not Mary, the mother of Jesus)

- They called him the Less or the Younger to be able to tell the difference between him and James the great and James the Just

(http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Apostle 3-4)

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- When he preached in Jerusalem he was stoned to death by the Jews, and buried right there by the temple

(http://www.ichthus.info/Disciples/intro.html)