Saint
Andrew,
brother
of
Saint
Peter,
was
born
in
Bethsaida
in
Galilee.
A
fisherman
by
trade,
he
was
initially
a
disciple
of
John
the
Baptist
before
following
Jesus
Christ,
becoming
one
of
his
twelve
apostles.
After
Pentecost,
he
evangelized
Greece,
Asia
Minor
and
the
regions
around
the
Black
Sea.
According
to
tradition,
he
suffered
martyrdom
in
Patras
(Greece),
crucified
on
an
"X"-shaped
cross,
since
called
"Saint
Andrew's
cross".
Considered
the
first
apostle
called
by
Jesus,
he
is
particularly
venerated
in
Scotland,
of
which
he
is
the
patron
saint.
His
liturgical
feast
is
celebrated
on
November
30.
