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Saint
Andrew the Apostle
Saint Andrew (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
Apostle, Martyr and Patron of Scotland
Born
c. 5 AD
Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire
Died
60/70 AD[1]
Patras, Achaea, Roman Empire
Venerated in
All Christian denominations which venerate saints
Major shrine
St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras, Greece;
St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland;
The Church of St Andrew and St Albert, Warsaw, Poland;
Duomo Cathedral in Amalfi and Sarzana Cathedral in Sarzana, Italy
Feast
30 November
Attributes
Long white hair and beard, holding the Gospel Book or scroll, leaning on a saltire, fishing net
Patronage
Scotland, Barbados, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado [pt], Sarzana,[2] Pienza,[3] Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Manila[4] and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria, Canada; fishermen, fishmongers, rope-makers, textile workers, singers, miners, pregnant women, butchers, farm workers, protection against sore throats, protection against convulsions, protection against fever, protection against whooping cough, Russian Navy, US Army Rangers Tables of Authority
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