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5078769
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2 cm ( 0.79 inch)
Height:
2.5 cm ( 0.98 inch)
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Saint
Andrew the Apostle
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Saint Andrew (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
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| Apostle, Martyr and Patron of Scotland | |
| Born | c. 5 AD Bethsaida, Galilee, Roman Empire |
| Died | 60/70 AD[1] Patras, Achaea, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | All Christian denominations which venerate saints |
| Major shrine | St Andrew's Cathedral, Patras, Greece; St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland; The Church of St Andrew and St Albert, Warsaw, Poland; Duomo Cathedral in Amalfi and Sarzana Cathedral in Sarzana, Italy |
| Feast | 30 November |
| Attributes | Long white hair and beard, holding the Gospel Book or scroll, leaning on a saltire, fishing net |
| Patronage | Scotland, Barbados, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Patras, Burgundy, San Andrés (Tenerife), Diocese of Parañaque, Candaba, Masinloc, Telhado, Sarzana,[2] Pienza,[3] Amalfi, Luqa (Malta), Manila[4] and Prussia; Diocese of Victoria, Canada; fishermen, fishmongers, rope-makers, textile workers, singers, miners, pregnant women, butchers, farm workers, protection against sore throats, protection against convulsions, protection against fever, protection against whooping cough, Russian Navy, US Army Rangers Tables of Authority |