Saint is St. Andrew the Apostle

 

Saint is St. Andrew the Apostle

Our Patron Saint is St. Andrew the Apostle and our feast day in on 30th  November every year. St. Andrew the Apostle, was a Christian Apostle and the older brother to St. Peter. According to the New Testament, Andrew was born in the village of Bethsaida on the Sea of       Galilee during the early first century. Much like his   younger brother, Simon   Peter, Andrew was also a fisherman. Andrew's very name means strong and he was known for      having good social skills. In the Gospel of    Matthew, it is said Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and saw Andrew and Simon Peter fishing. It is then he asked the two to become disciples and "fishers of men." In the      Gospel of Luke, Andrew is not initially named. It describes Jesus  using a boat, believed to be solely Simon's, to preach to the multitudes and catch a large amount of fish on a night that  originally was dry.    Later, in Luke 5:7, it mentions    Simon was not the only  fisherman on the boat, but it is not until Luke 6:14 that there is talk of Andrew being    Simon Peter's brother. However, the Gospel of John tells a   separate story, stating Andrew was a disciple of John the   Baptist. When Jesus walked by one day, John the Baptist stated, "Behold, the Lamb of God!" It is then that   Andrew and another made the  decision to follow     Jesus. St. Andrew is venerated in Georgia as the first preacher of Christianity in that territory and in    Cyprus for having struck the rocks creating a gush of healing water upon landing on the shore. His saltire cross is featured on the flag of Scotland. St. Andrew is the  patron saint of fishermen and singers. He is also the patron saint to several countries and cities including: Scotland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Greek and his feast day is celebrated on  November 30. Traditionally colour Blue is  associated with  St. Andrew. He was  sentenced to death by crucifixion by the Romans in Greece, but asked to be crucified on a diagonal cross as he felt he wasn't worthy to die on the same shape of cross as Jesus.