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- The Church celebrates him as one of the close collaborators of Our Lord in His redemptive mission and as a foundation stone of the Church which will carry on this mission until the end of the world (Mt. 28:16-20; Rev. 21:14). Andrew is best known for being a fisherman, the brother of St. Peter, and for his martyrdom on an X-shaped cross.
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St. Andrew, also known as Andrew the Apostle, was a Christian Apostle and the older brother to St. Peter. According to the New Testament, Andrew was born in the village of Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee during the early first century.
- The First One to Be called by Jesus
- He Immediately Left His Nets and Followed Him
- Patron Saint in Romania, Ukraine and Russia
- Martyrdom on A Diagonal Cross
“We have found the Messiah”, expresses the great joy of the apostle Andrew. Those are the words we find in John’s Gospel when Andrew rushes to meet his brother Simon Peter to tell him what he has discovered and to share his joy at being the first one called by Jesus. A fisherman from Bethsaida of Galilee and a disciple of John the Baptist, Andrew r...
“Rabbi, where are you staying?” Jesus responded immediately to this question of Andrew and the other disciple, saying, “Come, and you will see”. That clear invitation foreshadowed the following, more explicit call Jesus made on the shore of the Sea of Galilee to Simon, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men”. The two disciples were stil...
The faith of Andrew grew day by day, when at one point Jesus invited him, Peter, James, and John, to go up to the Mount of Olives where he answered their questions about the signs of the last days. Andrew is known to have brought a group of Greeks to Jesus who wanted to meet him, but the Gospels do not reveal other specific news about him. The Acts...
The preaching of the Good News continued tirelessly throughout Achaea and in Patras by around the year 60 AD. He was martyred there and crucified on a diagonal cross which he requested as a way to evoke the Greek initial used for the name of Christ. According to the Golden Legend, before giving his last breath, he was to have pronounced these words...
- Who was St. Andrew? He was the brother of St. Peter, who was also known as Simon bar-Jonah. He and Andrew shared the same father, so the latter would have been known as Andrew bar-Jonah.
- What is significant about his name? The name Andrew (Greek, Andreas) is related to the Greek word for “man” (Aner, or, in the genitive, Andros). It originally meant something like “Manly,” expressing the parents’ hopes for their baby boy.
- How close was Andrew to Jesus? In the synoptic Gospels and Acts, the 12 apostles are always listed in three group of four individuals. The first of these groups indicates those who were the closest to Jesus.
- Why is it ironic that Andrew would be more distant? Because he was one of the first followers of Jesus. In fact, he discovered Jesus before his brother Peter did.
Saints. St. Andrew the Apostle. St Andrew was a native of Bethsaida, a town in Galilee, upon the banks of the lake of Genesareth. He was the son of Jonas, or John, a fisherman of that town, and brother to Simon Peter, but whether elder or younger the Holy Scriptures have not acquainted us.
Apr 12, 2024 · St. Andrew (died 60/70 ce, Patras, Achaia [Greece]; feast day November 30) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the brother of St. Peter. He is the patron saint of Scotland and of Russia . In the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke), Peter and Andrew—whose Greek name means “manly”—were called from their fishing by Jesus to ...
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Andrew is best known for being a fisherman, the brother of St. Peter, and for his martyrdom on an X-shaped cross. The Church celebrates his feast on November 30th.
Nov 30, 2019 · Apostle, the brother of St. Peter. Not much is known about him from the New Testament, however, what is known is very important. His name is interesting, to start with.
