Where does it talk about john the disciple to have been crucified on a hex shaped cross?

Which saint was crucified on a X?

Saint Andrew, one of the twelve apostles, is traditionally believed to have been crucified on an X-shaped cross, known as a saltire. This cross is now known as the Saint Andrew's Cross and is used in the flag of Scotland.

What is Saint Andrew best know for?

Saint Andrew is best known as the patron saint of Scotland and Russia. He was one of Jesus's apostles and is also considered the first disciple of Jesus. In some traditions, he is believed to have been crucified on an X-shaped cross, known as the saltire, which is the basis for the design of the Scottish flag.

Who killed St. Andrew?

St. Andrew, one of the Twelve Apostles, was believed to have been crucified on an X-shaped cross in Patras, Greece around the year 60 AD. He requested to be crucified on a different type of cross than Jesus as he did not see himself worthy of dying in the same manner.

Why did Saint Andrew die?

There are few consistently agreed Christian traditions about the life and death of Saint Andrew after the founding of the Christian Church. He is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at Patras in Achaea, on the orders of the Roman governor. If this tradition is historical, no particular reason for his execution is known. Suffice to say that there is no reliable evidence that Andrew was even executed at all.Early texts, such as the Acts of Andrew, describe Andrew bound to a cross of the kind on which Christ was crucified, but a later tradition grew up that Andrew had been crucified on an X-shaped cross, commonly known as Saint Andrew's Cross, at his own request because he was unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross on which Christ was crucified. This tradition is suspiciously similar to the tradition that his brother, Peter, also said he was unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross on which Christ was crucified.

How did Saint Andrew die?

2000 years of Catholic tradition have Saint Andrew crucified on a saltire (x-shaped) cross in Patras, Greece, by Roman authorities. It is said that he continued to preach from the cross for 2 days before he died.

Which saint found the cross that Jesus was crucified on?

Saint Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great, discovered the cross thought to have been the cross upon which Christ was crucified during an expedition to the Holy Land between 326 and 328.

Is the Tau Cross a Christian or Pre-Christian cross?

The Tau Cross is shaped like a 'T' and it isn't 'pagan' in the sense that it is unChristian.It is almost certain that Jesus was crucified on a cross shaped in the traditional cross-shape. There are several reasons for this, including:The Romans used an upright stake ('monos stauros') onto which they hung the victim with arms outstretched on a crossbeam. The victim would carry the beam to the place of execution before being nailed to it through both wrists. The crossbeam had a hole carved in its middle that slid over the upright stake like a large mortice and tenon joint. The completed cross then looked like the traditional cross as we see in churches across the world (the 'stauros').Archaeological evidence points strongly to the cross-shaped cross being used in Jerusalem at the time of Christ and not the Tau, as evidence of crucified victims has been found in digs there.The Cross was a symbol of Christianity in the first century and was written about in the second century by the early Church Fathers who knew the disciples or their followers. If the Tau had been used to crucify Jesus, then this would be the symbol used and not the Cross.Crosses (in the traditional form) can be seen etched and gouged into the walls of the earliest catacombs dating from the early Churchwhere Christians hid for fear of persecution.In some parts of the Empire, the Tau cross was used - the victim simply being nailed to a T-shaped structure. However, this was not the version used in Jerusalem at the time of Christ.So the Tau Cross is not 'pagan' and, if Jesus had been crucified on such a shaped cross then it would be a 'T' shaped cross that would be the Christian symbol. But he wasn't, and so the traditional cross is adopted as the Christian symbol instead.

What does the upturned cross signal and what is its history?

The upside down cross is the Petrine Cross (The Cross of Saint Peter). The Catholic tradition states that Peter wanted to be crucified upside down because he did not believe that he was worthy of being crucified in the manner that Jesus Christ was crucified. Therefore, an upside down cross is the Cross of Saint Peter. However, the upside down crucifix (a cross with the body of Jesus Christ on it) has been attached to satanic things. Not sure about history on that one.

Who was the apostle that stayed at the foot of the cross with Jesus?

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are clear in saying that no disciple of Jesus stood at the foot of the cross; those of his acquaintance stood afar off. In the Gospel of John, the "disciple whom Jesus loved" stood at the foot of the cross with Mary. Who the disciple was, or who he was intended to be, is unknown. The second-century Church Fathers, by a process of elimination, decided that the disciple must have been John.

In the scriptures how did Andrew die?

The Bible does not state how Andrew died. It only states how James died (Acts 12:2). And, it states how Judas Iscariot died (Matthew 27:3-5). I would not count Judas Iscariot as a disciple though. The "tradition" of how Andrew died goes like this: Andrew was crucified on an x-shaped cross in Greece. After being whipped severely by seven soldiers, they tied his body to the cross with cords to prolong his agony. His followers reported that when he was led toward the cross, Andrew saluted it in these words: "I have long desired and expected this happy hour. The cross has been consecrated by the body of Christ hanging on it." He continued to preach to his tormentors for two days until he died. See the related link.

Was James standing at the cross with jesus?

None of the New Testament gospels mentions James standing at the cross with Jesus. In fact, the synoptic gospels quite clearly say that none of the disciples was there. On the other hand, John's Gospel says that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was at the foot of the cross, but does not identify this disciple. If John's Gospel is right, this could have been James, although Christian tradition says that the "disciple whom Jesus loved" was the disciple John.

What does a cross and thorns twined around it mean?

It symbolizes the death of Jesus. Jesus was the messiah that the Jews had been waiting for. Jesus was crucified on a cross, and he was wearing a crown of thorns.