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thressia · Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 334 Location: Kerala

Andrew, like his brother Simon Peter, was a fisherman. He became a disciple of the great St. John the Baptist,
but when John pointed to Jesus and said, "Behold the Lamb of God!" Andrew understood that Jesus was greater.
At once he left John to follow the Divine Master. Jesus knew that Andrew was walking behind him, and turning back,
he asked, "what do you seek?" When Andrew answered that he would like to know where Jesus lived,
Our Lord replied, "Come and see." Andrew had been only a little time with Jesus when he realized that
this was truly the Messiah.

From then on, he chose to follow Jesus. Andrew was thus the first disciple of Christ. Next, Andrew brought
his brother Simon (St. Peter) to Jesus and Jesus received him, too, as His disciple. At first the two brothers
continued to carry on their fishing trade and family affairs, but later, the Lord called them to stay with Him
all the time. He promised to make them fishers of men, and this time, they left their nets for good. It is
believed that after Our Lord ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew went to Greece to preach the gospel. He is said
to have been put to death on a cross, to which he was tied, not nailed. He lived two days in that state of
suffering, still preaching to the people who gathered around their beloved Apostle. Two countries have chosen
St. Andrew as their patron - Russia and Scotland.

asson-k · Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 2 Location: USA

Err, forgive my ignorance, but what makes him a martyr? I thought a martyr was killed for refusing to recant or execrate Christ. Was it because of his pious life like how St. John the Apostle was called a "Living Martyr"?
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