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), and when he recognized Jesus as the Messiah he was ...

St Andrew's Day is upon us, seeing many people across Scotland celebrate the country's patron saint. While the national day, which will be observed as a bank holiday on December 2 this year, is a ...

There are also a number of legends which have been used to explain why Andrew was selected as the kingdom's patron saint. One myth states that the early Scots are descended from the Scythians who ...

Millions of Scottish people will be celebrating St Andrew's Day today. November 30 marks the day when people across Scotland come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint. The ...

When is St Andrew's Day? Although it has been celebrated in Scotland on the 30 November for hundreds of years, St Andrew's Day was only made an official public holiday in 2006.

Andrew was first hailed as Scotland’s patron saint in 832, after Oengus II led an army of Picts and Scots to victory in a battle against Aethelstan’s Angles at East Lothian.

The liturgical feast of St Andrew will be celebrated on Saturday, with a short procession with the relic of the saint at 5.40pm, followed by High Mass celebrated by parish priest Simon Mario Cachia.

While Saint Andrew is strongly associated with Scotland and its flag - the Saltire - other countries also have him as their patron saint. With countries far and wide acknowledging Andrew the ...

Here are all the countries and cities Saint Andrew is the patron saint of ahead of St Andrew's Day in Scotland.

It's that time of year again when people across Scotland celebrate the country's heritage and patron saint, Andrew the Apostle. While Saint Andrew is strongly associated with Scotland and its flag ...