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Andrew the Apostle

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Andrew the Apostle (Aramaic: אַנדּרֵאוָס‎; c. 5 CE – 60 CE), also called Saint Andrew, was one of Jesus of Nazareth's Twelve Apostles and the elder brother of Saint Peter.[1]

Biography[edit | edit source]

Andrew is said to have been martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patrai, Achaia, in the year 60 AD. Andrew had requested that he be crucified on a saltire, an X-shaped cross, deeming himself unworthy to be killed on a vertical Latin cross as Jesus had been.[2]

Legacy[edit | edit source]

In 1650, the Chiesa di Sant'Andrea della Valle was erected in his honor in Rome.[3]

In 1794, the French Assassin Arno Dorian had to solve a riddle that mentioned Andrew in order to acquire the Eagle of Suger.[4]

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