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'''Andrew the Apostle''' (Saint Andrew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions} was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]].
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'''Andrew''', ''the First-Called Apostle'' (Saint Andrew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] Tradition) was one of [[Jesus]]' [[twelve disciples]]. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]].
  
Andrew lived in [[Bethsaida]] of [[Galilee]]. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31</ref> His brother was [[Peter|Simon Peter]], <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;</ref> another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;</ref> Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but when he heard of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled with a band of his countrymen to [[Bethany]], beyond the [[Jordan]], where John was baptizing. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;</ref> There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;</ref> He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the Messiah" Andrew went with Simon Peter to Christ. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;</ref>
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Andrew lived in [[Bethsaida]] (House of the Fisher) of [[Galilee]].<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31</ref> His brother was [[Peter|Simon Peter]],<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;</ref> another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John.<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;</ref> Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the [[Sea of Galilee]], but when he heard of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled with a band of his countrymen to [[Bethany]], beyond the [[Jordan]], where John was [[baptizing]].<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;</ref> There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;</ref> He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the [[Messiah]]" Andrew went with [[Simon Peter]] to Christ.<ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;</ref>
  
After this event, Andrew returned to Galilee with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;</ref> '''"Behold the Lamb of God!"''', Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.
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After this event, Andrew returned to [[Galilee]] with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;</ref> '''"Behold the [[Lamb of God]]!"''', Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.
  
Andrew was at the Last Supper.  He met the risen Lord and witnessed His Ascension. Andrew shared in the graces of the first Pentecost.
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Andrew was at the [[Last Supper]].  He met the risen Lord and witnessed His [[The Ascension|Ascension]]. Andrew shared in the grace of the first [[Pentecost]].
  
After Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early [[Christian]] faith amid persecution in [[Palestine]]. He also preached the [[Gospels]] in [[Greece]]. No one knows how Andrew died, as it isn't recorded in the Bible or any other book. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Church believes that St. Andrew was the first [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].
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After Jesus [[The Ascension|ascended]] into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early [[Christian]] faith amid persecution in [[Palestine]]. He also preached the [[Gospels]] in [[Greece]], Byzantium, and Kiev. The [[Orthodox Church]] maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia (Greece), where he was [[crucified]] on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Orthodox Church teaches that St. Andrew was the first [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].
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He is the patron Saint of [[Russia]] and of [[Scotland]].<ref>The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989</ref>
  
 
'''Feastday:''' November 30.
 
'''Feastday:''' November 30.
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Andrew, the First-Called Apostle (Saint Andrew in Catholic and Orthodox Tradition) was one of Jesus' twelve disciples. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of John the Baptist.

Andrew lived in Bethsaida (House of the Fisher) of Galilee.[1] His brother was Simon Peter,[2] another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John.[3] Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but when he heard of John the Baptist, he traveled with a band of his countrymen to Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.[4] There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." [5] He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the Messiah" Andrew went with Simon Peter to Christ.[6]

After this event, Andrew returned to Galilee with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," [7] "Behold the Lamb of God!", Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.

Andrew was at the Last Supper. He met the risen Lord and witnessed His Ascension. Andrew shared in the grace of the first Pentecost.

After Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early Christian faith amid persecution in Palestine. He also preached the Gospels in Greece, Byzantium, and Kiev. The Orthodox Church maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia (Greece), where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Orthodox Church teaches that St. Andrew was the first Ecumenical Patriarch.

He is the patron Saint of Russia and of Scotland.[8]

Feastday: November 30.

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References

  1. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31
  2. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;
  3. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;
  4. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;
  5. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;
  6. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;
  7. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;
  8. The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

Also: *Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America