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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was a former disciple of John the Baptist. The Christian tradition made Andrew a preacher in Asia Minor and in Scythia, and the founder of the See of Byzantium. It also tells of his martyrdom on a X-shaped cross at Patras, Greece. | According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was a former disciple of John the Baptist, before joining the group of the disciples of Jesus. The Christian tradition made Andrew a preacher in Asia Minor and in Scythia, and the founder of the See of Byzantium. It also tells of his martyrdom on a X-shaped cross at Patras, Greece. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 02:32, 30 May 2010
Andrew (1st century CE) is one of the Twelve apostles of Jesus of Nazareth, and the brother of Peter.
Biography
According to the Gospel of John, Andrew was a former disciple of John the Baptist, before joining the group of the disciples of Jesus. The Christian tradition made Andrew a preacher in Asia Minor and in Scythia, and the founder of the See of Byzantium. It also tells of his martyrdom on a X-shaped cross at Patras, Greece.
External links
Pages in category "Andrew (subject)"
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.