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Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle | |
|---|---|
 Saint Andrew by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1611) | |
| Apostle and Martyr the First-Called | |
| Born | c. 5 AD Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire |
| Died | 60/70 AD[1] Patras, Achaea, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints |
| Major shrine | St 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 |
| Feast | 30 November |
| Attributes | Long white hair and beard, holding the Gospel Book or scroll, leaning on a saltire, fishing net |
| Patronage | Scotland, Barbados, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado, Sarzana,[2] Pienza,[3]
Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Manila[4] and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria, Canada; Fishermen, fishmongers, rope-makers, textile workers, singers, miners, pregnant women, butchers, farm workers, Russian Navy, US Army Rangers Tables of Authority; protection against sore throats, convulsions, fever and whooping cough |
Andrew the Apostle (Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέας, romanized: Andréas [anˈdre.aːs̠]; Latin: Andreas [än̪ˈd̪reː.äːs]; Aramaic: אַנדּרֵאוָס; Classical Syriac: ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, romanized: ʾAnd'raʾwās[5]) was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called (Πρωτόκλητος, Prōtoklētos) stems from the Gospel of John, where Andrew, initially a disciple of John the Baptist, follows Jesus and, recognising him as the Messiah, introduces his brother Simon Peter to him.[6]
According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Andrew is the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.[7]
- ^ Encyclopedia Britannica, "Saint Andrew", 28 May 2019 Archived 1 December 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cattedrale di Sarzana".
- ^ Williams & Maxwell 2018, p. 300.
- ^ "The Church before it became a Cathedral - 1571". Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Dukhrana – Andreas/Andrew/ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ". dukhrana.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "BBC – History – St Andrew". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Apostolic Succession of the Great Church of Christ, Ecumenical Patriarchate, archived from the original on 15 December 2014, retrieved 15 December 2014
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