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SUMMARY:St. Andrew\, the disciple
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DESCRIPTION:July 16th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Andrew t
 he Holy Apostle +60 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Ort
 hodox Church.\n\nMor Andrayos Sleeho\, the brother of St. Peter\, was a na
 tive of the town of Bethsaida in Galilee\, & a fisherman by profession. Be
 ing first a disciple of St. John the Baptist\, he later joined Jesus Chris
 t\, bringing to Him his elder brother Simon\, with whom he became a member
  of the Holy Apostles. \n\nTradition states that he travelled in Jordan\, 
 Arabia\, Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) Osreon (South eastern Turkey) & preach
 ed the Gospel among people who spoke Armenian language. Besides that he tr
 avelled across Cappodocia\, Bithynia\, Galatia around the Black sea & went
  to Acacia. It is even believed that he carried the Gospel as far as Russi
 a & Poland\, & that he preached at Byzantium. \n\nHe is said to have been 
 martyred by crucifixion as he precipitated the anger of the Roman provinci
 al Governor. When he reached Patras/Patrae in Achaia/Acaia\, he heard the 
 Governor’s wife Maxilla (Maximilla) was on her deathbed. As he arrived a
 t their palace he found Aegeates\, the Governor with a drawn sword ready t
 o kill himself after the imminent death of his wife. As St. Andrew prayed 
 she recovered & accepted Jesus Christ as her saviour. Her brother-in-law a
 lso accepted the Christian belief. The Governor was furious as his brother
  & wife converted to Christianity & consequently Andrew was imprisoned. \n
 \nIt is recorded that a debate ensued as St. Andrew spread the true faith 
 & spoke against the worship of idols & during the trial he was condemned t
 o be crucified. In prison he influenced other prisoners & many repented. T
 he Governor on hearing about this\, issued orders to crucify him. \n\nWhen
  Andrew saw the cross made of olive wood in the shape of ‘X‘ (St. Andr
 ew's Cross) he hugged it with great happiness. He prayed\, “May Jesus wh
 o saved me through the Cross accept me now by the same cross.” He was no
 t nailed but bound to the cross tightly & the cross was made to stand erec
 t. He suffered hunger\, thirst & intense pain for two days in the same pos
 ture. Even in the midst of his agony he was preaching the word of God. Hal
 f an hour before his ordeal came to an end his face lit up\, then his soul
  departed for its heavenly abode. Thus Mor Andrayos attained the crown of 
 martyrdom. He was entombed in Patras at the order of Maxilla. The relics o
 f the saint was later taken to Constantinople in 357\, & deposited in the 
 church of the Holy Apostles\, built by Constantine the Great.\n\nBiography
  courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Churc
 h'\n\nOh Mor Andrayos Sleeho! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. A
 men.\n\nVat. LXIX
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