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Andrew — the First-Called
Brother of Simon Peter and, like him, a fisherman of Bethsaida. A former disciple of John the Baptist, Andrew was among the first Jesus called. Tradition sends him preaching around the Black Sea and Greece, where he was crucified at Patras on an X-shaped cross.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Origin & birthplace
Life, role & deeds
BibleFirst a disciple of John the Baptist, he was among the first to follow Jesus and brought his brother Peter.
John 1:40–42
Death & legacy
ScholarlyTradition holds he was crucified at Patras in Greece on an X-shaped cross (the 'saltire').
Later apocryphal Acts of Andrew
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Patras
Where in scripture
MatthewMarkLukeJohnActs
Matthew 4:18Matthew 10:2Mark 1:16Mark 1:29Mark 3:18Mark 13:3Luke 6:14John 1:40John 1:44John 6:8John 12:22Acts 1:13
Family
In their own words — 6 recorded sayings
“And they say to him, We have here but five cakes of bread and two fishes.” — Matthew 14:17
“And he said to them, How much bread have you? go and see. And when they had seen, they said, Five cakes of bread and two fishes.” — Mark 6:38
“But he said, Give them food yourselves. And they said, We have only five cakes of bread and two fishes, if we do not go and get food for all these people.” — Luke 9:13
“And Jesus, turning round, saw them coming after him and said to them, What are you looking for? They said to him, Rabbi (which is to say, Master), where are you living?” — John 1:38
“Early in the morning he came across his brother and said to him, We have made discovery! It is the Messiah! (which is to say, the Christ).” — John 1:41
“There is a boy here with five barley cakes and two fishes: but what is that among such a number?” — John 6:9
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
Connections
- Disciple of Jesus of Nazareth
Journeys
Mission of Andrew
By tradition the apostle of the Black Sea coasts and Greece.
- Bethsaida — Home town
- Jerusalem — With the Twelve
- Byzantium — Tradition: founds the church there
- Patras — Tradition: martyrdom
Places in their life
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