The Story Behind This Icon:

Saint Andrew was from Galilee, more specifically Bethesda, and lived during the days of Jesus Christ. Andrew was a fisherman and one of Saint John the Baptist’s students, but as soon as John preached that Jesus was indeed the Son of God, he followed Christ. Saint Andrew is known as the first-called because he became Jesus’ first apostle. When Christ’s apostles spread around the world to preach, Andrew primarily taught in Greece, among other lands, when he finally met his end in Patra, Greece. Saint Andrew was crucified on a cross made in the shape of an “X”. The scroll he holds in this icon states “I have found the Messiah”. Saint Andrew’s Feast Day is celebrated on November the 30th.

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