Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle | |
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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 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, Constantinople, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado, Sarzana, Pienza,
Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Fontana, Gozo (Malta), Manila and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria, Canada; Fishermen, fishmongers, rope-makers, textile workers, singers, miners, pregnant women, butchers, farm workers, Russian Navy, US Army Rangers; 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) 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) used by the Eastern Orthodox Church 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.
According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Andrew is the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.