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Andrew the Apostle

Apostle of Jesus in the New Testament (c. 5 AD – 60/70 AD)

"St Andrew" redirects here. For other uses, see St Andrew (disambiguation).

Saint


Andrew


the Apostle

Saint Andrew by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1611)

Bornc. 5 AD
Bethsaida, Galilee,
Roman Empire
Died60/70 AD[1]
Patras, Achaea, Roman Empire
Venerated inAll Christian denominations which venerate saints
Major shrineSt Andrew's Cathedral, Patras, Greece;
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland;
The Church of St Andrew and St Albert, Warsaw, Poland;
Duomo Cathedral in Amalfi and Sarzana Cathedral in Sarzana, Italy
Feast30 November
AttributesLong white hair and beard, holding the Gospel Book or scroll, leaning on a saltire, fishing net
PatronageScotland, Barbados, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado [pt], Sarzana,[2]Pienza,Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Manila[4] and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria, Canada;
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Troparion & Kontakion

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was the first of the Apostles to follow Christ, and he later brought his own brother, the holy Apostle Peter, to Christ (John 1:35-42). The future apostle was from Bethsaida, and from his youth he turned with all his soul to God. He did not enter into marriage, and he worked with his brother as a fisherman. When the holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John began to preach, Saint Andrew became his closest disciple. Declaring Christ to be the Lamb of God, Saint John the Baptist himself sent to Christ his own two disciples, the future Apostles Andrew and John the Theologian.

After the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, Saint Andrew went to the Eastern lands preaching the Word of God. He went through Asia Minor, Thrace, Macedonia, he reached the River Danube, went along the coast of the Black Sea, through Crimea, the Black Sea region and along the River Dniepr he climbed to the place where the city of Kiev now stands.

He stopped overnight on the hills of Kiev. Rising in the morning, he said to those

Catholic Saints

In the New Testament, it states that Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter, and that he was a son of John.  He was born in Bethsaida, on the Sea of Galilee.  Both he and Peter were fishermen by trade, in which Jesus called them to be his disciples by saying that he will make them “fishers of men”.  The Gospel of John states that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him, and another unnamed disciple of John the Baptist to follow Jesus.  Andrew at first glance, recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hurried to introduce Him to his brother.    

In the Gospels, Andrew is referred to as being present on some important occasions as one of the disciples more closely attached to Jesus, Andrew told Jesus about the boy with the loaves and fishes, John 6:8.  Andrew along with Philip, told Jesus about he Greeks seeking Him, and was one of the four to hear Jesus’ teaching about what would soon happen.   St. Eusebius tells us that Andrew preached along the Black Sea and became the patron sa

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