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St. Andrew the First-Called
Saint Andrew was the son of Jonah and brother
of Peter, born in Bethsaida, Palestine and a
fisherman by profession. He was first a disciple
of St. John the Baptist, but, when John pointed to
the Lord Jesus and said:"Behold, the Lamb of
God" (John 1:36), St. Andrew left his first
teacher and followed Christ. After that, Andrew
brought his brother Peter to the Lord. After the
descent of the Holy Spirit, it fell to the lot of the
First-called of Christ's Apostles, St. Andrew, to
preach the Gospel in Byzantium and Thrace, then
in the lands along the Danube, in Russia, and
Saint Andrew was the son of Jonah and brother
of Peter, born in Bethsaida, Palestine and a
fisherman by profession. He was first a disciple
of St. John the Baptist, but, when John pointed to
the Lord Jesus and said:"Behold, the Lamb of
God" (John 1:36), St. Andrew left his first
teacher and followed Christ. After that, Andrew
brought his brother Peter to the Lord. After the
descent of the Holy Spirit, it fell to the lot of the
First-called of Christ's Apostles, St. Andrew, to
preach the Gospel in Byzantium and Thrace, then
in the lands along the Danube, in Russia, and
| He prophesied a Christian future for the Russian people; in Thrace, Epirus, Greece, and the Peloponnese, he brought many people to the Faith and gave them bishops and priests. In the city of Patras he performed many wonders in the name of Christ and brought many to the Lord, among whom were the brother and wife of the imperial governor, Aegeatus. |
| St. Andrew's relics were translated to Constantinople, but his head was later taken to Rome and one hand to Moscow. |
around the Black Sea, and finally in Epirus, Greece, and the Peloponnese, where
he suffered persecution. While he was still alive on the cross, the Apostle of
Christ taught the Christians who were gathered round him. The people wanted to
take him down from the cross, but he would not let them. Finally, the Apostle
prayed to God, and a strange radiance surrounded him. This light lasted for half
an hour and, when it disappeared, the Apostle gave his holy soul into God's hands.
Thus the first-called Apostle, who first of the twelve Great Apostles came to
know the Lord and follow Him, finished his earthly course.
he suffered persecution. While he was still alive on the cross, the Apostle of
Christ taught the Christians who were gathered round him. The people wanted to
take him down from the cross, but he would not let them. Finally, the Apostle
prayed to God, and a strange radiance surrounded him. This light lasted for half
an hour and, when it disappeared, the Apostle gave his holy soul into God's hands.
Thus the first-called Apostle, who first of the twelve Great Apostles came to
know the Lord and follow Him, finished his earthly course.
| St. Andrew suffered and fell asleep in the Lord in the year 62 A.D. |
| St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of Greece, Russia, Romania, Scotland and Luxembourg. |
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