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The construction of the cathedral was completed in April 2023. It is constructed according to the model of the real-life existing [[wikipedia:St._Peter's_Church,_Jaffa|St. Peter's Church (located in Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel)]] in the style of [[wikipedia:New_Spanish_Baroque|New Spanish Baroque]]. In August 2023, a Benedictine chapel was added to the left wing of the cathedral. This was supposed to symbolize, appreciate and honor the importance and impact of this order for the Holy Land.  

The cathedral has in total eight altars and has a traditional ''[[wikipedia:Ad_orientem|ad orientem]]'' direction. It contains a high altar, six side altars and one altar in the benedictine chapel. The high altar is consecrated to St. James the Less, thus the name of the cathedral. Four of the six side altars are dedicated to important saints from each of the four eastern patriarchates of the ancient church [[wikipedia:Pentarchy|pentarchy]]: '''[1]''' ''[[wikipedia:John_Chrysostom|John Chrysostom, Patriarch of Constantinople]].'' '''[2]''' ''[[wikipedia:Ignatius_of_Antioch|Ignatius of Antioch, Patriarch of Antioch]].'' '''[3]''' ''[[wikipedia:Athanasius_of_Alexandria|Athanasius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria]].'' '''[4]''' ''[[wikipedia:Cyril_of_Jerusalem|Cyril, Patriarch of Jerusalem]].'' The four patriarchal side altars are positioned in the cathedral according to the direction of the respective geographical location of the four patriarchal seats. The two other side altars are dedicated to two important figures of the Catholic faith: One is dedicated to the [[wikipedia:Mary,_mother_of_Jesus|Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God]], while the other is dedicated to the [[wikipedia:Saint_Peter|first Roman Pope, St. Peter the Apostle]].