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Andrew the Apostle

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Also known as Andreas, Saint Andrew, Anders, St. Andrew

religious figure of the Christian faith

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Andrew was one of the twelve apostles (closest disciples) of Jesus Christ in the Christian New Testament. He is venerated as an important early Christian figure and is the patron saint of several countries and the Orthodox Church.

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Given name
Andrew
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Bethsaida
Place of death
Patras
Occupation
fisher
Position held
apostle
Languages spoken
Aramaic
Religion
Judaism
Student of
Jesus
Image
Saint Andrew Theodore Poulakis.png
Residence
Rome
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Commons category
Saint Andrew
feast day
November 30
topic's main category
Category:Andrew the Apostle
canonization status
saint
date of birth
0006-00-00
date of death
0060-11-30
manner of death
capital punishment
time period
Roman Empire
present in work
Acts of Andrew
name in native language
Ἀνδρέας
ethnic group
Jewish people
subject has role
martyr
domain of saint or deity
Romania
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Encyclopedic overview

Andrew the Apostle (Koine Greek: Ἀνδρέας, romanized: Andréas [anˈdre.aːs̠]; Latin: Andreas [än̪ˈd̪reː.äːs]; Aramaic: אַנדּרֵאוָס; Classical Syriac: ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, romanized: ʾAnd'raʾwās) 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) used by the Eastern Orthodox Church stems from the Gospel of John, where Andrew, initially a disciple of John the Baptist, follows Jesus and, recognising him as the Messiah, introduces his brother Simon Peter to him.

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