Franciscan Media Image: Saint James of the Marches | Francisco de Zurbarán | photo by GalerÃa online Saint James of the Marche Saint of the Day for November 28 (1394 – November 28, 1476)  Saint James of the Marche’s Story Meet one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop!James was born in the Marche of Ancona, in central Italy along the Adriatic Sea. After earning doctorates in canon and civil law at the University of Perugia, he joined the Friars Minor and began a very austere life. He fasted nine months of the year; he slept three hours a...