saint andrew

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in the Bible, one of Jesus' disciples. He is the patron saint of Scotland and St Andrew's Day, 30th November, is celebrated as the Scottish national day (1st century AD). died AD 60/70, Patras, Achaia; feast day November 30 One of the Twelve Apostles, brother of St. Peter, and patron saint of Scotland and Russia. According to the Gospels, he was a fisherman and a disciple of John the Baptist. Early Byzantine tradition calls Andrew protokletos, "first called." He and Peter were called from their fishing by Jesus, who promised to make them fishers of men. Early church legends tell of Andrew's missionary work around the Black Sea. A 4th-century tradition says he was crucified; 13th-century tradition states that the cross was X-shaped. His relics were moved several times after his death; his head was kept in St. Peter's in Rome from the 15th century until 1964, when the pope returned it to Greece as a gesture of goodwill
{i} one of the 12 apostles of Jesus
Saint Andrew's Day
The feast day of Saint Andrew|Saint Andrew]], patron saint of Scotland, celbrated in Scotland on November 30
Saint Andrew's cross
A figure of a cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars
Saint Andrew's crosses
plural form of Saint Andrew's cross
Saint Andrews
City (pop., 1995 est.: 15,000) and seaport, Fife council area, eastern Scotland. It was formerly the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland; its religious traditions began in the 6th century AD, when St. Kenneth is believed to have formed a Celtic religious community there. It received a charter in 1160 and was one of the principal towns in Scotland in the Middle Ages. In 1472 its archbishop was recognized as the primate of Scotland, and it took part in the important events of the Scottish Reformation. A popular seaside resort, it is noted for its golf courses and for the University of St. Andrews
saint andrew

    الواصلة

    saint An·drew

    التركية النطق

    seynt ändru

    النطق

    /ˈsānt ˈandro͞o/ /ˈseɪnt ˈændruː/
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