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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.
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∙ 8y agoSt. Andrew was martyred by crucification on an X shaped cross for his belief in the Gospel of Jesus, and for evangelizing for God.
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What year did Saint Andrew die?
We only know that Andrew was crucified in Greece sometime towards the middle of the first century AD.
Why was Saint Andrew hanged?
Saint Andrew was not hanged, he was crucified for preaching the Gospel.
How many years did Saint Andrew live?
Since we do not know when Saint Andrew was born nor when he died, there is no answer to this question.
What date did Saint Andrew die on?
We do not know the date but Andrew was crucified on a saltire (x-shaped) cross in Greece some time in the mid to later first century A.D.
Where did Saint Andrew come from?
He was St. Peter's brother, a fisherman from the Sea of Galilee
When did Saint Andrew Stratelates die?
Saint Andrew Stratelates died in 300.
Why did Saint Andrew choose to die on a cross?
Saint Andrew chose to be crucified on an X-shaped cross because he believed he was unworthy to die in the same manner as Jesus, who was crucified on a traditional cross. He saw it as a way to honor his faith and show his devotion to Christ.
What year did St. Andrew Batten die?
I can find no saint by the name of Andrew Batten.
When did Saint Andrew die?
Saint Andrew died in 60 in Patrai, GreeceSt. Andrew died mid - to late first century AD, upon an X - shaped Cross.his bie the 28 septemder
Where did Saint Andrew die?
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland but is not 'of Scotland.' He never stepped foot in the country. He died because the Roman's in Greece tied him to an X-shaped cross for two days for preaching the Gospel.
What countries is Saint Andrew the patron saint of?
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, Russia, Ukraine, and Romania.
What year did Saint Andrew die?
We only know that Andrew was crucified in Greece sometime towards the middle of the first century AD.
Why did Saint Andrew of Scotland die?
Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland but is not 'of Scotland.' He never stepped foot in the country. He died because the Roman's in Greece tied him to an X-shaped cross for two days for preaching the Gospel.
Why did St. Andrew Dung-Lac become a patron saint?
Andrew is a saint but not a patron saint.
How did the Saint Andrew die?
Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross in Greece. He continued to preach for two days on the cross before he died.
What is Saint Andrew Bobola the patron saint of?
Andrew is the patron saint of Poland and the archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland.
What is Saint Andrew Dung Lac the patron saint of?
Andrew Dung Lac is not currently a patron saint.
