Andrew
A native of Bethsaida, St. Andrew was a fisherman who had been a disciple of John the Baptist before becoming the first-called of Christ's 12 apostles. Andrew is mentioned several times in the four gospels, and the apocryphal Acts of Andrew; Acts of Andrew and Matthias; and Acts of Peter may tell the story of the rest of his life. The patron of Russia and Scotland, Andrew preached at Byzantium, Scythia, and Greece; legends say that he also taught in Ethiopia. Andrew was martyred c. 60 at Patras. Fourth-century accounts say that he was crucified, and later accounts say that the cross was X-shaped.
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