Saint
Saint Andrew
- Country / origin
- Galilee / Greece
- Life
- 1st century
- Feast
- 30 November
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A fisherman from Bethsaida, brother of Simon Peter and first a disciple of John the Baptist. He was one of the first to follow Jesus, and the first thing he did was bring his brother to him. Tradition says he was martyred at Patras, in Greece.
In Scripture: John 1:40–42Matthew 4:18–20
Biblical profile: Andrew →Patron of
- Scotland
- Greece
- fishermen
When to ask for intercession
- to bring someone to Jesus
- for brothers and sisters
- for the unity of Christians
A short prayer
Saint Andrew, intercede for me, that I may bring others to Jesus as you brought your brother.
Written for cento53 as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
What we know — and how
Tradition holds
His martyrdom at Patras, on an X-shaped cross, comes from tradition, not from the Bible.
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