Andrew the Apostle

Saint Andrew the Apostle
Saint Andrew (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
Apostle, Martyr and Patron of Scotland
Born	c. AD 5 Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire
Died	AD 60/70[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, Pampanga, Masinloc, Telhado [pt], Sarzana,[2] Pienza,[3] Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Manila[4] and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria; 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, 75th Ranger Regiment Tables of Authority

Andrew the Apostle (Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέας, romanized: Andréas [anˈdre.aːs̠]; Latin: Andreas [än̪ˈd̪reː.äːs]; Aramaic: אַנדּרֵאוָס; Classical Syriac: ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, romanized: ʾAnd'reʾwās^[5]), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. The title First-Called (Πρωτόκλητος, Prōtoklētos) stems from the Gospel of John, where Andrew, initially a disciple of John the Baptist, follows Jesus and, recognizing him as the Messiah, introduces his brother Simon Peter to him.^[6]

According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Andrew is the Patriarch of Constantinople.^[7]