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SUMMARY:St. Andrew\, the disciple
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DESCRIPTION:September 17th is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. And
 rew the Holy Apostle +60 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syria
 c Orthodox Church.\n\nMor Andrayos Sleeho\, the brother of St. Peter\, was
  a native of the town of Bethsaida in Galilee\, & a fisherman by professio
 n. Being first a disciple of St. John the Baptist\, he later joined Jesus 
 Christ\, bringing to Him his elder brother Simon\, with whom he became a m
 ember of the Holy Apostles. \n\nTradition states that he travelled in Jord
 an\, Arabia\, Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) Osreon (South eastern Turkey) & p
 reached the Gospel among people who spoke Armenian language. Besides that 
 he travelled across Cappodocia\, Bithynia\, Galatia around the Black sea &
  went to Acacia. It is even believed that he carried the Gospel as far as 
 Russia & Poland\, & that he preached at Byzantium. \n\nHe is said to have 
 been martyred by crucifixion as he precipitated the anger of the Roman pro
 vincial Governor. When he reached Patras/Patrae in Achaia/Acaia\, he heard
  the Governor’s wife Maxilla (Maximilla) was on her deathbed. As he arri
 ved at their palace he found Aegeates\, the Governor with a drawn sword re
 ady to kill himself after the imminent death of his wife. As St. Andrew pr
 ayed she recovered & accepted Jesus Christ as her saviour. Her brother-in-
 law also accepted the Christian belief. The Governor was furious as his br
 other & wife converted to Christianity & consequently Andrew was imprisone
 d. \n\nIt is recorded that a debate ensued as St. Andrew spread the true f
 aith & spoke against the worship of idols & during the trial he was condem
 ned to be crucified. In prison he influenced other prisoners & many repent
 ed. The 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.
  Andrew's Cross) he hugged it with great happiness. He prayed\, “May Jes
 us who saved me through the Cross accept me now by the same cross.” He w
 as not nailed but bound to the cross tightly & the cross was made to stand
  erect. He suffered hunger\, thirst & intense pain for two days in the sam
 e posture. Even in the midst of his agony he was preaching the word of God
 . Half 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 crow
 n of martyrdom. He was entombed in Patras at the order of Maxilla. The rel
 ics of the saint was later taken to Constantinople in 357\, & deposited in
  the church of the Holy Apostles\, built by Constantine the Great.\n\nBiog
 raphy courtesy of\, 'Martyrs\, Saints and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox 
 Church'\n\nOh Mor Andrayos Sleeho! Plead for us before God's throne of gra
 ce. Amen.\n\nBL17134
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