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title: "Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called — Lives of saints"
description: "Brother of the Apostle Peter and the first called by Christ (John 1:40). According to tradition he preached around the Black Sea and was crucified in Patras…"
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# Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called

Life dates

1st century

Region

Galilee; Black Sea region; Patras (Greece)

Canonization

Universal veneration (saint of the undivided Church / whole Orthodox Church)

## Short life

Brother of the Apostle Peter and the first called by Christ (John 1:40). According to tradition he preached around the Black Sea and was crucified in Patras on an X-shaped cross. Russian tradition links him with the blessing of the hills of Kiev.

## Related

- Holy Apostle Andrew the First-called