St andrew biography information on william



St andrew biography information on william

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    Saint Andrew

    Saint Andrew ©

    Saint Andrew's Day is November 30.

    Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece and Russia and was Christ's first disciple.

    There are around 600 pre-Reformation churches in England named after Saint Andrew, in contrast to Scotland's handful of churches of all denominations named after the saint.

    Nevertheless, it was Scotland that adopted Andrew as its patron - probably because, Saint Andrew being the brother of Saint Peter, it gave the Scots considerable political leverage with the Pope in pleading for help against the belligerent English!

    Andrew's life

    In Greek Andrew means 'manly'.

    St. Andrew's biographical details are simple: he was born between AD 5 and AD 10 in Bethsaida, the principal fishing port of Palestine.

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    His parents were Jona and Joanna; his brother was Simon. Jona, along with his business-partner and friend Zebedee and his sons James and John, was a fisherman.

    Andrew had a strong sense of curiosity. He would have gone to the