Saint Andrew was a fisherman and younger brother of Saint Peter. When they were called to serve Jesus, the Savior of the world said he would make them "fishers of men".
Andrew was not a dominant person next to his outspoken older brother. He was a passionate preacher and shared the gospel boldly and was a significant contributor to the early church.
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| Artus Wolffort - St Andrew |
Andrew was not a dominant person next to his outspoken older brother. He was a passionate preacher and shared the gospel boldly and was a significant contributor to the early church.
At the beginning of Jesus' public life, Andrew and Peter were said to have occupied the same house at Capernaum.
Saint Andrew was crucified by being tied to an X-shaped cross in Greece on November 30, 60 AD by order of Roman governor Aegeas. It is said that he preached for two days on the cross and Aegeas was driven mad when he died.
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| Crucifixion of St. Andrew, by Juan Correa de Vivar (1540 - 1545) |
Andrew became Scotland’s patron saint in 1320 with the Declaration Of Arbroath, submitted to Pope John XXII to confirm Scottish independence and the right to defend itself against the English.
His feast day is November 30th. Saint Andrew's Day, which is celebrated on that date is Scotland's official national day
Saint Andrew's Day is an official flag day in Scotland. The Scottish Government's flag-flying regulations state that the Flag of Scotland (the Saltire or Saint Andrew's Cross) shall fly on all its buildings with a flagpole.
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| Flag of Scotland |
According to The Chronicle of Nestor, Andrew preached along the Black Sea and the Dnieper river as far as Kiev, and from there he traveled to Novgorod. Hence, he became a patron saint of Romania, Russia and Ukraine.
He is the patron saint of Scotland, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Amalfi (Italy), singers, spinsters, fishmongers, fishermen, gout and sore throats.
He is the patron saint of Scotland, Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Amalfi (Italy), singers, spinsters, fishmongers, fishermen, gout and sore throats.
Saint Andrew's Day has been a national holiday in Romania since 2015.
Part of St Andrew's skull and a finger are kept in a tomb in the Church of St Andrew in Patras, Greece.
In AD 357, an angel is said to have told the Greek monk St Rule to take St Andrew’s remains to the “ends of the earth,” so he took them to Scotland, and where he came ashore was called St Andrews.
Part of St Andrew's skull and a finger are kept in a tomb in the Church of St Andrew in Patras, Greece.
In AD 357, an angel is said to have told the Greek monk St Rule to take St Andrew’s remains to the “ends of the earth,” so he took them to Scotland, and where he came ashore was called St Andrews.
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