Andrew

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Andrew

• Apostle AndrewNovember 30Galilean fisherman, the first-called apostle, who preached the Gospel and was crucified at Patras.
• Saint Andrew of CreteJuly 4Hymnographer and preacher, author of the Great Canon read during Great Lent.
• Venerable Andrew ZorardJuly 17Monk of Polish origin active in the Hungary of his day (now Slovakia), honored in both Western and Eastern churches.
• Fool-for-Christ Andrew the Fool for ChristOctober 2Fool for Christ who lived in Constantinople; his Life places him in the fifth century.
• Saint Andrew of CaesareaBishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia and Greek theological writer, author of a commentary on the Apocalypse.
• Venerable Martyr Andrew of Crete the MartyrOctober 17Defender of icons, executed in Constantinople in 766 or 767 on the orders of Emperor Constantine V.
• Martyr Andrew StratelatesAugust 19Roman officer of the 3rd century, martyred in the Taurus mountains with 2,593 soldiers.
• Venerable Andrew OslyabyaSeptember 7Russian nobleman, by tradition a monk of Sergius' Lavra, famed for his part in the Battle of Kulikovo.
• Fool-for-Christ Andrew of SimbirskMay 21A fool for Christ of Simbirsk in Russia, who reposed in 1841.
• Martyr Andrew ArgunovJanuary 25Chairman of a parish council, born in 1904, who died a martyr in a camp in 1938; canonized in 2005.
• Saint Andrew UkhtomskyArchbishop of princely birth, spiritual leader of the Andreevist current of the True Orthodox, who died at Yaroslavl in 1937.
• ATFool-for-Christ Andrew of TotmaOctober 10Born near Totma, he went to desert places and lived as a fool for Christ; he died in 1673.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Andrew?

The name day of Andrew is November 30, the feast of Apostle Andrew. It is also kept on July 4, July 17, October 2, October 17, August 19, September 7, May 21, January 25.

II.Which saints bore the name Andrew?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Andrew, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Andrew a good baptismal name?

Yes. Andrew is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Apostle Andrew as patron.