Who Was Saint Andrew the Apostle? a Good Short Article on the Apostle Whose Feast Day in 2016 Is Celebrated Wednesday, November 30

[mdgspencer]

Saint Andrew, now the patron saint of Scotland and Russia and greatly revered on those countries, was the first to follow Jesus, lived as his Apostle, and died a martyr in Greece, when like Jesus he was executed on a cross.
see holyspiritinteractive.net/kids/saints/1130.asp

 

[ClearWater]

One of my students is named Andrés (Andrew) and didn’t know about his saint’s day. He was so excited to know about St. Andrew, his name’s sake. Thanks for the information!