St. George of England and St. Andrew of Scotland. The Apostle Andrew St. Andrew is mentioned in all four Gospel accounts and in Acts. Andrew was first a disciple of John the Baptist (John 1:40 ...

this cross is also the symbol of Saint Andrew. Let us praise the namesake of bravery, the divinely eloquent and first to be called of the Disciples of Christ, the kinsman of Peter. As he called out to ...

RTE: Tell us now about St. Andrew himself. What have you learned about him? Apostle Andrew, mosaic. GEORGE: If you compare the traditions from Kurdistan, Valaamo, Ethiopia and Persia, you see the same ...

Today we celebrate, my beloved, the memory of St. Andrew the First-Called. He has been given that name because he was the first to be called by Jesus Christ to be an Apostle. It happened like this: ...

On this day Scotland celebrates its patron saint Andrew the Apostle and the Saltire flag will be flown from all Scottish government buildings. According to Christian teachings, Saint Andrew was on ...

The fishermen based in Xlendi, most of whom lived in Fontana, had very much desired that their parish church be dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle, patron saint of fishermen, according to the book ...

The apostle Andrew was martyred. He died nailed to a cross. His desire to be identified with Christ was so great that when he was being led toward the place of his martyrdom, and saw his own cross ...

became Jesus’ first apostle. Join BBC Bitesize as we discover how communities in Romania, Tenerife, Barbados and Greece celebrate St Andrew’s Day. Patron saints appear to be great multi ...

St. Andrew's Day, a national holiday in Scotland celebrated on November 30, honors the apostle and patron saint. Observed with festivities and traditional fare, the day commemorates St. Andrew's ...

A church might have to close its doors outside of service times after it was targeted by teenage vandals, a priest said.