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Saint Andrew the Apostle by Yoan from Gabrovo, 19th century. Andrew is the patron saint of several countries and cities, including Barbados, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Ukraine, Sarzana, [2] Pienza [3] and Amalfi in Italy, Penrith in England, [65] Esgueira in Portugal, Luqa in Malta, Parañaque in the Philippines and Patras in Greece.
Prior to the twentieth century, Acts of Andrew was known chiefly through a book about Andrew by the medieval bishop Gregory of Tours. At that time, Gregory's book was considered to be a reliable epitome of the Acts of Andrew. The first modern edition of the work was a reconstruction published in 1924 by M. R. James that based on Gregory's book.
In the Christian Bible, Saint Andrew was the earliest disciple of Jesus and one of the twelve Apostles.. Saint Andrew. Other saints named Andrew include: Saint Andrew of Trier (died 235), Bishop of Trier
Andrew was the sixth most popular choice for a male infant in 2004. [47] In 2002 and 2001, Andrew was the seventh most popular baby name in the United States. [48] [49] [50] In the 1980s, Andrew was the 19th most popular choice of baby name in the United States. [51] In the 1970s it was the 31st most popular name. [52]
Tissot, James, The calling of Peter and Andrew. The calling of the disciples is a key episode in the life of Jesus in the New Testament. [2] [3] It appears in Matthew 4:18–22, Mark 1:16-20 and Luke 5:1–11 on the Sea of Galilee. John 1:35–51 reports the first encounter with two of the disciples a little earlier in the presence of John the ...
Andrew of Bethsaida (Son of Jonah & Joanna) An apostle of Jesus Person AD 5: AD 65: Andrew Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέας Pronunciation: Awn-dray-yiss Andrew of Bethsaida Greek: Ανδρέας της Βηθσαΐδας Pronunciation: Awn-dray-yiss teese Veeth-sie-doss Babylonia: Nation 1894 BC: 539 BC: Akkadian: 𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 ...
The Bible is a collection of canonical sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity.Different religious groups include different books within their canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books.
His principal work is a commentary on the Book of Revelation [2] and is the oldest Greek commentary on that book written by a recognized Father of the Church. (The very first Greek commentary on Revelation may barely predate Andrew's work and is attributed to Oikoumenios.) [3] Most subsequent Eastern Christian commentators of the Book of Revelation have drawn heavily upon Andrew and his ...