St Andrew the Apostle
St Andrew was a son of Jonah, or John, (Matthew 16:17; John 1:42). He was born in Bethsaida on the Sea of Galilee (John 1:44). Both he and his brother Peter were fishermen.
At the beginning of Jesus' public life they occupied the same house at Capernaum (Mark 1:21, 29).
Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him and John the Evangelist to follow Jesus (John 1:35-40). Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and introduced him to his brother (John 1:41). They left everything to follow Jesus (Luke 5:11; Matthew 4:19-20; Mark 1:17-18).
Andrew was at the feeding of the five thousand and stayed with Jesus until the end. Andrew preached in Asia Minor and in Scythia, along the Black Sea as far as the Volga and Kiev.
Tradition has him martyred by being crucified on an x-shaped cross.
About the middle of the tenth century, Andrew became the patron saint of Scotland. Several legends state that the relics of Andrew were brought under supernatural guidance from Constantinople to the place where the modern town of St. Andrews stands today
St Andrew is celebrated on 30th November