Apostle and Disciple of Jesus · Feast November 30
Saint Andrew the Apostle
Apostle, patron of Scotland · Feast November 30
Biography
Saint Andrew, brother of Simon Peter and a fisherman of Bethsaida, was the first-called of the Apostles. After Pentecost he preached in Greece and Asia Minor and was martyred at Patras on an X-shaped cross, which bears his name. He is the patron of Scotland, Greece, and Russia.
Feast day
November 30
Patronage
- Scotland
- Greece
- fishermen
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
11
Feast day of month
30
