1 Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Andreas With Original Document
Reliquary - Relic Ex Ossibus St. Andreas With Original Document en Brass / Glass / Wax Seal, 19 th century
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4 cm ( 1.57 inch)
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Andrew the Apostle
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Saint Andrew by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1611)
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| Apostle and Martyr the First-Called |
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| Born | c. 5 AD Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire |
| Died | 60/70 AD[1] Patras, Achaea, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints |
| Major shrine | St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras, Greece; St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland; The Church of St Andrew and St Albert, Warsaw, Poland; Duomo Cathedral in Amalfi and Sarzana Cathedral in Sarzana, Italy |
| Feast | 30 November |
| Attributes | Long white hair and beard, holding the Gospel Book or scroll, leaning on a saltire, fishing net |
| Patronage | Scotland, Barbados, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Constantinople, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado, Sarzana,[2] Pienza,[3] Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Manila[4] and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria, Canada; Fishermen, fishmongers, rope-makers, textile workers, singers, miners, pregnant women, butchers, farm workers, Russian Navy, US Army Rangers; protection against sore throats, convulsions, fever and whooping cough |