Andrew the apostle

ST ANDREWS - Apostle, was brother of Peter, a Galilean fisherman, and the first to follow Christ (John 1:40-41). The gospels contribute little to his iconography; the chief source is the apocryphal book of the 'Acts of Andrew' (3rd century), retold in the Golden Legend. According to this he made missionary journeys to Scythian Russia, Asia Minor and Greece, preaching and performing many acts of healing.

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Saint Andrew was an Apostle, and the brother of St Peter. Andrew was martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patras in Achaea, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. Early texts describe Andrew as bound, not nailed, to a cross of the kind on which Jesus was crucified; a tradition developed that Andrew had been crucified on a cross of the form called Crux decussata (X-shaped). This was at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus had…

Feast of St Andrew, Apostle of Christ, Martyr – 30 November Saint Andrew was the brother of the Apostle Peter and like his brother was born in Bethsaida of Galilee (where the Apostle Philip w…

Favorite Traditions of St. Andrew’s Day will be the final Patron of Saints Celebration that occurs within the UK. It is written that St. Andrew was Christ’s first disciple and he is the Patron Saint of Scotland, Greece, and Russia. I’m sure...

18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”20 At once they left their nets and followed himSaint Andrew (Or in Greek : Ἀνδρέας meaning strong, brave, or manly; ܐܢܕܪܐܘܣ in Aramaic) was born between the year 5 AD and 10 AD in Bethsaida, a town along the northern coast of the Sea of…

By St. John of Kronstadt The holy Apostle of Christ, Andrew the first-called, was originally a disciple of St. John the Baptist who prepared the people to receive the Messiah. When the Saviour came out of the wilderness, the Forerunner told the people: “Behold, the Lamb of God” (John 1:36). Immediately Andrew followed after Him. Turning round and seeing him together with St. John’s other disciples, the Lord asked them: “What do ye seek?” They answered: “Master, where dost Thou dwell?” He…

Each year on 30th November, the Church celebrates the feast of St Andrew the Apostle. Andrew was brother of Simon Peter and both of them came from the fishing village of Bethsaida on the northern shores of the Sea of Galilee. Andrew was originally a disciple of John the Baptist but later became a disciple of Jesus after Andrew responded to Jesus' invitation to ‘Come and See’ where he lived and he 'stayed with him that day' (see John 1:35ff). It was Andrew who introduced Peter to Jesus – an…

Though we read a few things about Andrew, it doesn’t mean that we can’t learn anything from his life. Here’s a blog that lists 10 vital lessons from the life of Andrew, the Apostle.

The Apostle Andrew, a former follower of John the Baptist, was the first disciple to follow Jesus Christ. He led his brother Peter and others to the Messiah.