PY309BSP St Andrew #309

<p>Each beautifully designed medal is stamped in heavy gauge bronze and finished in a heavy silver plating that is thick enough to be engraved. The medals are rubbed with a soft patina to give them the distinct 'Py look.'</p> <p>Shown is not actual size. Rectangular shape 1 1/8" x 5/8"</p> <p>Born early 1st century AD, Bethsaida</p> <p>Died Mid to late 1st century AD, Patras</p> <p>Venerated in all of Christianity</p> <p>Feast Day Nov. 30</p> <p>Attributes to identify - Old man with long (in the East often untidy) white hair and beard, holding the Gospel Book or scroll, sometimes leaning on a saltire</p> <p>Patron of Mariners, Fishermen, rope-makers, singers &amp; performers</p> <p>Saint Andrew is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the second or third century BC.</p> <p>The New Testament records that St Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter. Both he and his brother Peter were fishermen by trade, hence the tradition that Jesus called them to be his disciples by saying that He will make them "fishers of men"</p> <p>The Gospel of John teaches that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him and John the Evangelist to follow Jesus (John 1:35-4). Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hastened to introduce him to his brother John.</p> <p>Eusebius quotes Origen as saying Andrew preached in Asia Minor and in Scythia, along the Black Sea as far as the Volga and Kiev. Hence he became a patron saint of Ukraine, Romania and Russia. According to tradition, he founded the See of Byzantium (Constantinople)[ in AD 38, installing Stachys as bishop. This diocese would later develop into the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Andrew is recognized as its patron saint.</p> <p>Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at Patras (Patrae) in Achaea.He was bound, not nailed, to a Latin cross of the kind on which Christ was crucified. A tradition grew up that Andrew had been crucified on a cross of the form called Crux decussata (X-shaped cross) and commonly known as "Saint Andrew's Cross"; this was performed at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross on which Christ was crucified.</p>