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 Andrew Andrew was born in 5 AD in Galilee, Israel and died on the 30th November 60 AD in Patras, Greece. A 4th-century account reports his death by crucifixion, and describe the cross as X-shaped. This is why his symbol is an X-shaped cross.

Andrew was a fisherman before he and his brother Simon Peter became two of the 12 disciples of Jesus. He was baptised by John the Baptist and was the first disciple of Jesus. When Jesus approached them and told them to follow him, they instantly agreed to follow him even though they were busy fishing, which shows their dedication to Jesus.

Role as a discipleJesus feeds the 5000:

Andrew is the one who finds the boy with the five loaves and two fish.

Andrew TodayHe is the patron saint of Greece, Russia, Italy’s Amalfi and Barbados. As well as other countries, he's the patront saint of singers, fishmongers, fishermen, women wanting to be mothers, gout and sore throats. St Andrew is also the patron saint of the Order of the Thistle, one of the highest ranks of chivalry in the world, second only to the Order of the Garter.

St. Andrew was not Scottish, he was born in Galilee, which is now Israel. His remains were moved 300 years after his death to Constantinople, now Istanbul, by the Emperor Constantine. While he was generally revered in Scotland from around 1,000 AD, he didn't become its official patron saint until the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320.

Not just the brother of PeterAndrew was probably known as the brother of Simon Peter from the moment he was born. And nearly two millennia after his death, it’s still the most widely known detail about him. But while Andrew wasn’t nearly as prominent in the New Testament as Peter, he still clearly had an important role in the early church.