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Saint Andrew's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Andrew or Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle. It is celebrated on 30 November. It is celebrated on 30 November. Saint Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother, the Apostle Peter , to Jesus , the Messiah .
According to Hippolyte of Antioch, (died c. 250 C.E.) in his On Apostles, Origen, in the third book of his Commentaries on the Genesis (254 C.E.), Eusebius of Caesarea in his Church History (340 C.E.), and other sources, like the Usuard's Martyrdom written between 845-865, and Jacobus de Voragine in Golden Legend (c. 1260), Saint Andrew preached in Scythia Minor.
The Saltire (or "Saint Andrew's Cross") is the national flag of Scotland. Saint Andrew (carving c. 1500) in the National Museum of Scotland Traditional stone fireplace in northern England. The carved Saint Andrew's cross in the left-hand wooden post was to prevent witches from flying down the chimney, in Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole.
Also the Day of the Romanian Naval Forces since St. Mary is the patron saint of the Navy. 30 November Sfântul Andrei: Saint Andrew's Day: Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Romania. 1 December Ziua Națională a României: National Day of Romania: It celebrates the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Kingdom of ...
St. Andrews's known as the St. Andrew's Kirk followed Scottish customs, such as western music, classical Scottish square dancing, Burns’ night, celebrating St. Andrew's day, etc. St. Andrew's Church Bangalore, along with 3 other St. Andrew's Churches in India were being governed by the Colonial and Continental Committee of the Church of Scotland.
The Sisters of Saint Andrew [RSA], [1] are a Catholic religious congregation of women whose origins dated back to the 13th Century. Founded in Tournai, Belgium, by two sisters who sold off their property and possessions in order to open a hospice for pilgrims and travellers, they received their first formal recognition by Pope Innocent IV in 1249.
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Madonna and Child with Michael the Archangel and St Andrew; Madonna della Vittoria; The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Murillo) The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Ribera) The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Rubens) Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (Spinello Aretino)