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St. Andra (? - c. 60 AD) wis a disciple o Jesus Christ an brither o St. Peter. Tho he kythesna aften in the Gospels, he is mentiont in accoonts o a twa-three important an kenspeckle happenins.
(Aw Biblical quotes haes been taen frae W.L Lorimer's translate)
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[edit] Life
[edit] In The New Testament
It isna kent whan Andra wis born, but like as no he wis a man o Bethsaida, by Loch Genesareth in Galille; this is no faur frae Capernaum that wis ane o the important centres o Jesus' darg.
A fisherman bi tred, he wis a follaer o John the Baptizer an aw. Efter listenin tae his maister cry Jesus "the Laum o God", he left him tae tak the gate wi Jesus, The Gospel o John tells that he at ance kent Jesus wis the Messiah an gaed tae tell his brither. The Gospel o Matthew gies this upcast o the cawin o Peter an Andra:
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- Ae day he [viz. Jesus] wis travlin aside the Loch o Galilee, whan he saw twa brithirs, Símon, caa'd Peter, an Andro his brithir, castin a net intil the loch; for they war fishers tae tredd.
- "Come efter me, " qo he til them, "an I s' mak ye men-fishers": an strecht they quat their nets an followt him. (Matt. 4: 18-20)
- Ae day he [viz. Jesus] wis travlin aside the Loch o Galilee, whan he saw twa brithirs, Símon, caa'd Peter, an Andro his brithir, castin a net intil the loch; for they war fishers tae tredd.
Acause he wis ane o the first follaers o Christ, he is kent in the Greek as "protoclete" that means "the first-cawed". His name isna aften mentiont in the Gospels, but whan it is, he is aye bringin ither fowk tae Jesus. Ae exemplar kythes in The Gospel o John, whan Jesus is aboot tae feed a fell thrang o fowk. Seein that there isna eneuch fuid for the thrang, the disciple begoud tae collogue aboot hou tae feed thaim:
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- "Twa hunder merk," Phílip answert, "wadna buy as muckle breid as wad gíe them a tuithfu the píece."
Ane o the disciples, Ando, Símon Peter's brither, said til him, [viz. Jesus] "Ther' a laddock here wi five bear laifs an twa fishes: but what is that amang sae monie?" "Gar the fowk lie doun," said Jesus... (John. 6: 6-10)
An Jesus gaes on tae say the grace an gie the fuid amang the thrang. Later on, the same Gospel gies this upcast:
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- Amang them at cam tae Jerusalem tae wurship at the Festival there wis a wheen Greeks. Thir Greeks cam tae Phílip, at belanged Bathsaïda in Galilee, an said til him, "Coud we see Jesus, sir?" Phílip gaed awà an tellt Andro, an the twasome gaed an tellt Jesus. (John 12: 20-22)
- Amang them at cam tae Jerusalem tae wurship at the Festival there wis a wheen Greeks. Thir Greeks cam tae Phílip, at belanged Bathsaïda in Galilee, an said til him, "Coud we see Jesus, sir?" Phílip gaed awà an tellt Andro, an the twasome gaed an tellt Jesus. (John 12: 20-22)
Efter Jesus' daith an resurrection, Andra wis ane o the curn that received that Haly Speerit at Pentecost (Acts chaipter ane).
[edit] Ootwi The New Testament
Anerly a tait anent Andra's life efter Pentecost - deeferent soorces gies him deeferent steids o darg frae Ukraine tae Wastren Greece. Housome'er, maist is gree'd that he dee'd at Patras, in Greece - mairtyred bi crucifeein. Auld threaps hauds that he preached on his cross for twa day afore he dee'd. The idea o him deein on a saltire cross is a later upmak.
[edit] Patron o Scotland
Gaun by auld threaps, St. Rule brocht Andra's relics tae Scotland in the 4t century - guidit bi God tae modren St. Andra's in Fife, whaur he biggit a kirk an haed his centre for his ain mission darg for the neist thrity year. Maist scholars jalouses that this isna true, an hauds that Andra's relics is in fact in Amalfi, Italy.
Scotland haes ae mair kenspeckle tradeetion anent Andra. Some time at the hintend o the 8t century, the Pecht king Ungus saw a clud shapit like a saltire in the lift afore a battle agin the Angles. He threapit that his airmy wis unner the protection o Andra; an efter the stour, teuk Andra as his patron.
[edit] Misc.
St. Andra is patron saunt o Scotland, Roushie, Romanie an Achia an ithers forby. Forby thon, he is the patron o fishermen an auld wifies an aw.
St. Andra's Day (i.e his feast day) is on 30t November.
