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ST ANDREW

St Andrew was a Christian preacher. He was the brother of St Peter, and the first disciple whom Christ chose. He is said to have preached in Scythia, in Thrace and Asia Minor, and in Achaia (Greece), and according to tradition he was crucified at Patrse, now Patras, in Achaia, on a cross of the form X. Hence such a cross is now known as a St Andrew's cross. The Russians revere him as the apostle who brought the gospel to them; the Scots, as the patron saint of their country. The day dedicated to him is the 30th of November.
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