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St. Andrew is traditionally portrayed with a long forked beard, a cross, and a book; Masaccio's 1426 "Saint Andrew" is a panel painting in tempora and gold leaf, once part of the Pisa Altarpiece It is now at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, California. [71] Andrew appears as part of Carlo Crivelli's San Domenico Altarpiece (1476).
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.
Andrew of Crete (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Κρήτης, c. 650 – July 4, 712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist, [1] and hymnographer. He is venerated as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church .
Saint Andrew Stratelates, d. 300; Saint Andrew Corsini (San Andrea Corsini), d. 1373; Saint Andrew of Constantinople, Orthodox Fool for Christ; Saint Andrew of Crete (c. 650 – c. 730), 8th century bishop, theologian, homilist and hymnographer; Saint Andrew of Crete (martyr), a martyr; Saint Andrew of Lampsacus, d. 250 AD, martyred with Paul ...
Andrew Corsini was born in Florence on 30 November 1302 into the noble and illustrious Corsini family, [8] one of twelve children born to Nicholas Corsini and Peregrina (some sources suggest Gemma) degli Stracciabende. He was named in honor of Saint Andrew whose feastday it was. [6]
Saint Andrew. Other saints named Andrew include: Saint Andrew of Trier (died 235), Bishop of Trier; Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise, 3rd-century martyrs of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches; Saint Andrew of Crete (c. 650–712 or 726 or 740), archbishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer; Saint Andrew of Crete (martyr ...
Little is known about his early life except that he was a Syrian by birth and a military commander in the Roman army during the reign of emperor Maximian (284–305). When a large Persian army invaded the Syrian territories, the governor Antiochus entrusted St. Andrew with the command of the Roman army, giving him the title of "Stratelates" ("Commander").