St. Andrewof Crete
of Jerusalem
Venerable Martyr· Red: Colour of spilt blood
“As he was being dragged through the streets to the place of execution, someone cut off the saint’s feet ...freed from his torments by death.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
650
Damascus, Syria
Death
8th century
Mytilene, Greece
Life path
- Monk
- Bishop
- Theologian
- Hymnographer
Undertakings & Callings
- Defending the faith
- Confessing the faith
- 6th Ecumenical Council
Patronage
- Seizures
Sufferings
- Torture
- Death Sentence
Eras
- Persecution in Byzantine Emp.
- Monothelite heresy
Places
- Jerusalem, Holy Land