SAINT ANDREW THE FIRST-CALLED

Saint Andrew the First-Called, the apostle of Christ and the brother of Apostle Peter, was a disciple of Saint John the Baptist. After hearing him speak of Christ as the Lamb of God, he followed Christ together with Saint John the Evangelist. He is called the First-Called because he was the first of the apostles to become a follower and disciple of the Lord. After the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, he preached the Risen Christ across the vast Eurasian territory. He suffered martyrdom on the Cross in Patras, Greece, in the year 60 AD.