Andrew the Apostle
Andrew the Apostle was an apostle of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was a fisherman and one of the Twelve Apostles chosen by Jesus. He is also known as First-Called (Πρωτόκλητος, Prōtoklētos) by the Eastern Orthodox Church because he was the first to recognize Jesus as the Messiah and introduce his brother Simon Peter to him.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Apostle of Jesus, recognized as the First-Called in Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Simon Peter
- allied with
- Jesus
- co occurs with
- Pope Felix III, George, Jerome, Francis of Assisi, Scholastica, Benedict of Nursia, Clare of Assisi, Patrick, Gabriel the Archangel, John Bosco, John the Evangelist, Barbara, Eligius, Kateri, Hildegard of Bingen, Ignatius of Loyola, John Baptist de la Salle, Marcellin Champagnat, Rose of Lima, Ferdinand III, Bede, James (son of Zebedee), Anastasia of Sirmium, John the Baptist, Thérèse of Lisieux, Fiacre, Bernard of Vienne, Botolph, Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Theobald of Provins, Walstan, Medard, Eustace, Florian, Benno, Our Lady of Salambao, Peter the Apostle, Zeno of Verona, Magnus of Avignon, Bona of Pisa, Dorothea of Caesarea, Honorius of Amiens, John Gualbert, Anastasius the Fuller, Joseph of Arimathea, Hubert of Liège, Jude, Mary Magdalene, Brigid of Ireland, Severus of Avranches, Isidore of Seville, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Basil the Great, Frances Xavier Cabrini, Camillus of Lellis, John of God, Cajetan, Liborius of Le Mans, Vitalis of Assisi, Apollinaris, Virgin of Candelaria, Paul the Apostle
- student of
- John the Baptist, Jesus
- child of
- Jonah
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Andrew the Apostle was born to a Jewish family in Bethsaida, in Galilee, possibly between 5 and 10 AD. The New Testament states that Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter, and likewise a son of Jonah. "The first striking characteristic of Andrew is his name: it is not Hebrew, as might have been expected”
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“Gregory converted his family villa into a monastery dedicated to Andrew the Apostle (after his death it was rededicated as San Gregorio Magno al Celio).”
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“Homemakers - Andrew the Apostle”
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“Gout, sore throat, fever, whooping cough – Andrew the Apostle”
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