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Moses

2007-06-27T18:44:11Z

Dubba: /* Sinai */

'''Moses''' was, according to an account in the [[Bible|Biblical]] book of [[Exodus]], the leader of the Israelites who led them out of [[Egypt]] to [[Israel]] as [[God]] commanded. Moses is viewed as the greatest prophet of Judaism and as a major prophet in Christianity and Islam.

== Childhood ==

Moses was the son of [[Amram]] of the tribe of [[Levi]] and his wife [[Jochebed]]. After the reigning pharaoh had ordered all the Hebrew male babies to be drowned in the [[Nile]], Jochebed gave birth to Moses and kept him concealed. After a few months it was no longer practical to conceal Moses and so set him adrift in a small ark on the Nile. While [[Miriam]], Moses's sister watched from afar, one of the pharaoh's daughter's came to the river and seeing the child took him from the river and brought him to be raised in the pharoah's house.

== Life ==

=== Adolescence and Flight ===

At some point, Moses learned that he was an Israelite. Later, when defending an Israelite slave, Moses killed an Egyptian and was forced to flee Egypt to [[Midian]], where he met and later married [[Zipporah]]. Later, God appeared to Moses in a bush that burned but was not consumed and commanded Moses to return to Egypt to lead the Israelites out of slavery.

== Exodus ==

Moses confronted Pharaoh and demanded that he release the Israelite slaves. Pharaoh refused and, consequently, God brought about [[Ten Plagues]] on the Egyptians. Finally, Pharaoh let the Israelites go. However, shortly thereafter, Pharaoh changed his mind and chased the Israelites to the sea. In the ensuing confrontation, God split the sea and the Israelites walked through on dry land. After they had crossed, the Egyptian army attempted to follow but were drowned in the returning waters.

=== Sinai ===

After these events, Moses brought the Israelites to [[Mount Sinai]] where they experienced a [[national theophany]]--where God spoke to the entire nation. God then gave his commandments to the Israelites, ten of them written out on stone tablets.

=== Later events and death ===

Shortly after the giving of the Ten Commandments, the incident of the [[Golden Calf]] occurred. Moses then smashed the tablets and, aided by the [[Levites]] slaughtered those who had worshiped the calf. Moses then convinced God not to destroy the people and to give another set of commandments. As a result of these events, the Israelites spent forty years in the desert and had to wait a generation before entering Israel. Moses himself was not allowed to enter Israel for disobeying some special instructions from God.

[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[Category:Military Commanders]]

Moses

2007-06-27T18:43:53Z

Dubba: /* Sinai */

'''Moses''' was, according to an account in the [[Bible|Biblical]] book of [[Exodus]], the leader of the Israelites who led them out of [[Egypt]] to [[Israel]] as [[God]] commanded. Moses is viewed as the greatest prophet of Judaism and as a major prophet in Christianity and Islam.

== Childhood ==

Moses was the son of [[Amram]] of the tribe of [[Levi]] and his wife [[Jochebed]]. After the reigning pharaoh had ordered all the Hebrew male babies to be drowned in the [[Nile]], Jochebed gave birth to Moses and kept him concealed. After a few months it was no longer practical to conceal Moses and so set him adrift in a small ark on the Nile. While [[Miriam]], Moses's sister watched from afar, one of the pharaoh's daughter's came to the river and seeing the child took him from the river and brought him to be raised in the pharoah's house.

== Life ==

=== Adolescence and Flight ===

At some point, Moses learned that he was an Israelite. Later, when defending an Israelite slave, Moses killed an Egyptian and was forced to flee Egypt to [[Midian]], where he met and later married [[Zipporah]]. Later, God appeared to Moses in a bush that burned but was not consumed and commanded Moses to return to Egypt to lead the Israelites out of slavery.

== Exodus ==

Moses confronted Pharaoh and demanded that he release the Israelite slaves. Pharaoh refused and, consequently, God brought about [[Ten Plagues]] on the Egyptians. Finally, Pharaoh let the Israelites go. However, shortly thereafter, Pharaoh changed his mind and chased the Israelites to the sea. In the ensuing confrontation, God split the sea and the Israelites walked through on dry land. After they had crossed, the Egyptian army attempted to follow but were drowned in the returning waters.

=== Sinai ===

After these events, Moses brought the Israelites to [[Mount Sinai]] where they experienced a [[national theophany]]--where God spoke to the entire nation. God then gave his commandments to the Israelites, 10 of them written out on stone tablets.

=== Later events and death ===

Shortly after the giving of the Ten Commandments, the incident of the [[Golden Calf]] occurred. Moses then smashed the tablets and, aided by the [[Levites]] slaughtered those who had worshiped the calf. Moses then convinced God not to destroy the people and to give another set of commandments. As a result of these events, the Israelites spent forty years in the desert and had to wait a generation before entering Israel. Moses himself was not allowed to enter Israel for disobeying some special instructions from God.

[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[Category:Military Commanders]]

John the Baptist

2007-06-27T18:38:41Z

Dubba:

'''John the Baptist''' was born March 25, 7 B.C., fulfilling the promise of the angel [[Gabriel]] to Elizabeth in June of the previous year. For five months Elizabeth kept secret the angel's visitation and when she finally told her husband, [[Zacharias]], he was greatly troubled and fully believed her narrative only after he had an unusual dream about six weeks before the birth of John. Zacharius was struck dumb (unable to speak), until John was born. On the eighth day of his life, John was [[circumcision|circumcised]] according to the [[Jewish]] custom. He grew up as an ordinary boy in the small village known as the City of Judah, about four miles west of [[Jerusalem]].

The most eventful occurrence in John's early childhood was the visit, in company with his parents, to [[Jesus]] and the Nazareth family. This visit occurred in the month of June, 1 B.C., when he was a little over six years of age.

After their return from Nazareth John's parents began the systematic education of the lad. There was no synagogue school in their little village. However since Zacharias was a priest and fairly well educated, and Elizabeth was far better educated than the average Judean woman, being one of the priesthood and being a descendant of the "daughters of [[Aaron]]." As John was an only child, they spent a great deal of time on his mental and spiritual training. Zacharias had only short periods of service at the temple in Jerusalem so that he devoted much of his time to teaching his son.

John the Baptist's role, as ordained by God, was to be the precursor to the [[Messiah]]<blockquote>''And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.''<ref>[Luke 1:17]</ref><ref>[Luke 1:75]</ref> </blockquote>

The [[Bible]] prophesies the role of John several times: <blockquote>''Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.''<ref>Malachi 3:1</ref></blockquote>

John ate locusts and wild honey<ref>Mark 1:6</ref> and baptized at the Jordon River with the Baptism of Repentence. He was very popular with the Jewish people who considered him a prophet and is mentioned in sources outside of the Bible. Many came to be baptized by him. He baptized Jesus "in order to fulfill all righteousness". John spoke out against the Pharisees and against [[Herod Antipas|King Herod]] marrying his brother Phillip's wife, [[Herodias]]. Because of this Herod had John imprisoned. According to [[Josephus]], John was kept in Machaerus east of the Dead Sea.

Eventually John was executed by King Herod, although not by Herod's wishes. Herod was throwing a banquet and the daughter of his wife, named [[Salome]] was performing her dance of the seven veils which was meant to appeal to sensual desires. Herod was so overcome with her presentation that he publicly proclaimed she could have anything she wanted up to half his kingdom. (The saying was not meant to be taken literally as being able to claim half his kingdom, but was understood in the ancient Mideast as making a vow to honor any one request). Salome went to her mother to find what to ask, and Herodias had her publicly ask for the head of John the Baptist. Herod didn't want to have John killed, but had no choice to save face in front of his dinner guests, and so John's head was brought on a platter and Salome then presented it to her mom. Herod was so spooked by what he had done that when Jesus started performing public miracles, Herod felt it was John who had come back from the dead.

== See also ==

*[[Saint Andrew]]
*[[Saint Peter]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Biblical persons]]

John the Baptist

2007-06-27T18:36:54Z

Dubba:

'''John the Baptist''' was born March 25, 7 B.C., fulfilling the promise of the angel [[Gabriel]] to Elizabeth in June of the previous year. For five months Elizabeth kept secret the angel's visitation and when she finally told her husband, [[Zacharias]], he was greatly troubled and fully believed her narrative only after he had an unusual dream about six weeks before the birth of John. Zacharius was struck dumb (unable to speak), until John was born. On the eighth day of his life, John was [[circumcision|circumcised]] according to the [[Jewish]] custom. He grew up as an ordinary boy in the small village known as the City of Judah, about four miles west of [[Jerusalem]].

The most eventful occurrence in John's early childhood was the visit, in company with his parents, to [[Jesus]] and the Nazareth family. This visit occurred in the month of June, 1 B.C., when he was a little over six years of age.

After their return from Nazareth John's parents began the systematic education of the lad. There was no synagogue school in their little village. However since Zacharias was a priest and fairly well educated, and Elizabeth was far better educated than the average Judean woman, being one of the priesthood and being a descendant of the "daughters of [[Aaron]]." As John was an only child, they spent a great deal of time on his mental and spiritual training. Zacharias had only short periods of service at the temple in Jerusalem so that he devoted much of his time to teaching his son.

John the Baptist's role, as ordained by God, was to be the precursor to the [[Messiah]]<blockquote>''And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.''<ref>[Luke 1:17]</ref><ref>[Luke 1:75]</ref> </blockquote>

The [[Bible]] prophesies the role of John several times: <blockquote>''Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.''<ref>Malachi 3:1</ref></blockquote>

John ate locusts and wild honey<ref>Mark 1:6</ref> and baptized at the Jordon River with the Baptism of Repentence. He was very popular with the Jewish people who considered him a prophet and is mentioned in sources outside of the Bible. Many came to be baptized by him. He baptized Jesus "in order to fulfill all righteousness". John spoke out against the Pharisees and against [[Herod Antipas|King Herod]] marrying his brother Phillip's wife, [[Herodias]]. Because of this Herod had John imprisoned. According to [[Josephus]], John was kept in Machaerus east of the Dead Sea.

Eventually John was executed by King Herod, although not by Herod's wishes. Herod was throwing a banquet and the daughter of his wife, named [[Salome]] was performing her dance of the seven veils which was meant to appeal to sensual desires. Herod was so overcome with her presentation that he publicly proclaimed she could have anything she wanted up to half his kingdom. (The saying was not meant to be taken literally as being able to claim half his kingdom, but was understood in the ancient Mideast as making a vow to honor any one request). Salome went to her mother to find what to ask, and Herodias had her publicly ask for the head of John the Baptist. Herod didn't want to have John killed, but had no choice to save face in front of his dinner guests, and so John's head was brought on a platter and Salome then presented it to her mom. Herod was so spooked by what he had done that when Jesus started performing public miracles, Herod felt it was John come back from the dead.

== See also ==

*[[Saint Andrew]]
*[[Saint Peter]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Biblical persons]]

John the Baptist

2007-06-27T18:31:31Z

Dubba:

'''John the Baptist''' was born March 25, 7 B.C., fulfilling the promise of the angel [[Gabriel]] to Elizabeth in June of the previous year. For five months Elizabeth kept secret the angel's visitation and when she finally told her husband, [[Zacharias]], he was greatly troubled and fully believed her narrative only after he had an unusual dream about six weeks before the birth of John. Zacharius was struck dumb (unable to speak), until John was born. On the eighth day of his life, John was [[circumcision|circumcised]] according to the [[Jewish]] custom. He grew up as an ordinary boy in the small village known as the City of Judah, about four miles west of [[Jerusalem]].

The most eventful occurrence in John's early childhood was the visit, in company with his parents, to [[Jesus]] and the Nazareth family. This visit occurred in the month of June, 1 B.C., when he was a little over six years of age.

After their return from Nazareth John's parents began the systematic education of the lad. There was no synagogue school in their little village. However since Zacharias was a priest and fairly well educated, and Elizabeth was far better educated than the average Judean woman, being one of the priesthood and being a descendant of the "daughters of [[Aaron]]." As John was an only child, they spent a great deal of time on his mental and spiritual training. Zacharias had only short periods of service at the temple in Jerusalem so that he devoted much of his time to teaching his son.

John the Baptist's role, as ordained by God, was to be the precursor to the [[Messiah]]<blockquote>''And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways.''<ref>[Luke 1:17]</ref><ref>[Luke 1:75]</ref> </blockquote>

The [[Bible]] prophesies the role of John several times: <blockquote>''Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.''<ref>Malachi 3:1</ref></blockquote>

John ate locusts and wild honey<ref>Mark 1:6</ref> and Baptized at the Jordon River with the baptism of repentence. He was very popular with the Jewish people who considered him a prophet and is mentioned in sources outside of the Bible. Many came to be baptized by him. He baptized Jesus "in order to fulfill all righteousness". John spoke out against the Pharisees and against [[Herod Antipas|King Herod]] marrying his brother Phillip's wife, [[Herodias]]. Because of this Herod had John imprisoned. According to [[Josephus]], John was kept in Machaerus east of the Dead Sea.

Eventually John was executed by King Herod, although not by Herod's wishes. Herod was throwing a banquet and the daughter of his wife, named [[Salome]] was performing her dance of the seven veils which was meant to appeal to sensual desires. Herod was so overcome with her presentation that he publicly proclaimed she could have anything she wanted up to half his kingdom. (The saying was not meant to be taken literally as being able to claim half his kingdom, but was understood in the ancient Mideast as making a vow to honor any one request). Salome went to her mother to find what to ask, and Herodias had her publicly ask for the head of John the Baptist. Herod didn't want to have John killed, but had no choice to save face in front of his dinner guests, and so John's head was brought on a platter and Salome then presented it to her mom. Herod was so spooked by what he had done that when Jesus started performing public miracles, Herod felt it was John come back from the dead.

== See also ==

*[[Saint Andrew]]
*[[Saint Peter]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Biblical persons]]

Andrew the Apostle

2007-06-27T18:29:25Z

Dubba:

[[Image:St. Andrew.jpg|left]]
'''Andrew the Apostle''' (Saint Andrew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions} was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]].

Andrew lived in [[Bethsaida]] of [[Galilee]]. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31</ref> His brother was [[Peter|Simon Peter]], <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;</ref> another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;</ref> Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but when he heard of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled with a band of his countrymen to [[Bethany]], beyond the [[Jordan]], where John was baptizing. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;</ref> There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;</ref> He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the Messiah" Andrew went with Simon Peter to Christ. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;</ref>

After this event, Andrew returned to Galilee with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;</ref> '''"Behold the Lamb of God!"''', Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.

Andrew was at the Last Supper. He met the risen Lord and witnessed His Ascension. Andrew shared in the graces of the first Pentecost.

After Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early [[Christian]] faith amid persecution in [[Palestine]]. He also preached the [[Gospels]] in [[Greece]]. No one knows how Andrew died, as it isn't recorded in the Bible or any other book. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Church believes that St. Andrew was the first [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].

'''Feastday:''' November 30.

== See also ==

*[[The Twelve Apostles]]

== External links ==

*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=109 St. Andrew] Catholic Online.

== References ==

<references/>
Also: *[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]

[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[category:12 Disciples]]

Andrew the Apostle

2007-06-27T18:28:48Z

Dubba:

[[Image:St. Andrew.jpg|left]]
'''Andrew the Apostle''' (Saint Andrew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions} was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]].

Andrew lived in [[Bethsaida]] of [[Galilee]]. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31</ref> His brother was [[Peter|Simon Peter]], <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;</ref> another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;</ref> Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but when he heard of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled with a band of his countrymen to [[Bethany]], beyond the [[Jordan]], where John was baptizing. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;</ref> There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;</ref> He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the Messiah" Andrew went with Simon Peter to Christ. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;</ref>

After this event, Andrew returned to Galilee with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;</ref> '''"Behold the Lamb of God!"''', Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.

Andrew was at the Last Supper. He met the risen Lord and witnessed His Ascension. Andrew shared in the graces of the first Pentecost.

After Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early [[Christian]] faith amid persecution in [[Palestine]]. Also he preached the [[Gospels]] in [[Greece]]. No one knows how Andrew died, as it isn't recorded in the Bible or any other book. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Church believes that St. Andrew was the first [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].

'''Feastday:''' November 30.

== See also ==

*[[The Twelve Apostles]]

== External links ==

*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=109 St. Andrew] Catholic Online.

== References ==

<references/>
Also: *[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]

[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[category:12 Disciples]]

Andrew the Apostle

2007-06-27T18:28:07Z

Dubba:

[[Image:St. Andrew.jpg|left]]
'''Andrew the Apostle''' (Saint Andrew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions} was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]].

Andrew lived in [[Bethsaida]] of [[Galilee]]. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31</ref> His brother was [[Peter|Simon Peter]], <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;</ref> another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;</ref> Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but when he heard of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled with a band of his countrymen to [[Bethany]], beyond the [[Jordan]], where John was baptizing. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;</ref> There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;</ref> He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the Messiah" Andrew went with Simon Peter to Christ. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;</ref>

After this event, Andrew returned to Galilee with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;</ref> '''"Behold the Lamb of God!"''', Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.

Andrew was at the Last Supper. He met the risen Lord and witnessed His Ascension. Andrew shared in the graces of the first Pentecost.

After Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early [[Christian]] faith amid persecution in [[Palestine]]. Also he preached the [[Gospels]] in [[Greece]] . No one knows how Andrew died, as it isn't recorded in the Bible or any other book. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Church believes that St. Andrew was the first [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].

'''Feastday:''' November 30.

== See also ==

*[[The Twelve Apostles]]

== External links ==

*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=109 St. Andrew] Catholic Online.

== References ==

<references/>
Also: *[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]

[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[category:12 Disciples]]

Andrew the Apostle

2007-06-27T18:27:41Z

Dubba:

[[Image:St. Andrew.jpg|left]]
'''Andrew the Apostle''' (Saint Andrew in [[Catholic]] and [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] traditions} was one of [[Jesus]]' twelve disciples. He was his first disciple. Originally a disciple of [[John the Baptist]].

Andrew lived in [[Bethsaida]] of [[Galilee]]. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:44&version=31</ref> His brother was [[Peter|Simon Peter]], <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%204:18;&version=31;</ref> another of Jesus' twelve disciples, and his father was Jona, or John. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:42;&version=31;</ref> Andrew spent his early years as a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee, but when he heard of [[John the Baptist]], he traveled with a band of his countrymen to [[Bethany]], beyond the [[Jordan]], where John was baptizing. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:28;&version=31;</ref> There, he heard John speak about Jesus, and there, Andrew "followed Him." <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:40;&version=31;</ref> He then went to his brother and saying, "We have found the Messiah" Andrew went with Simon Peter to Christ. <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201:41,42;&version=31;</ref>

After this event, Andrew returned to Galilee with Simon, and they resumed their positions as fishermen. There, Jesus found them again and, after telling them He would "make you fishers of men," <ref>http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201:17;&version=31;</ref> '''"Behold the Lamb of God!"''', Andrew and Simon dropped their nets and followed Jesus.

Andrew was at the Last Supper. He met the risen Lord and witnessed His Ascension. Andrew shared in the graces of the first Pentecost.

After Jesus ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew spread the early [[Christian]] faith amid persecution in [[Palestine]]. Also he preached the [[Gospels]]in [[Greece]] . No one knows how Andrew died, as it isn't recorded in the Bible or any other book. The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] maintains that he died in Patras of Achaia, where he was crucified on a cross in the shape of an "X" (the first letter of Christ in Greek). The Church believes that St. Andrew was the first [[Ecumenical Patriarch]].

'''Feastday:''' November 30.

== See also ==

*[[The Twelve Apostles]]

== External links ==

*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=109 St. Andrew] Catholic Online.

== References ==

<references/>
Also: *[http://www.goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]

[[Category:Biblical persons]]
[[category:12 Disciples]]

Prayer

2007-06-27T18:21:43Z

Dubba:

'''Prayer''' is how one may make a connection with [[God]]. Through prayer our thoughts and hopes are heard and understood. It is through prayer that man can understand God's will for all of mankind.