|
Saint
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, Constantinople, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado [pt], 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; protection against sore throats, convulsions, fever and whooping cough
|
Request for more information
See more items of this dealer
Print
