StSt Andrew Andrew

By Graham and LeeBy Graham and Lee

ST ANDREW’S DAYST ANDREW’S DAY

• St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland• Feast 30th November day

St Andrew’s LifeSt Andrew’s Life

• Brother Simon Peter• Fisherman in Galilee• He was friends with Jesus• He preached Christianity in Poland,

Russia and Greece

St Andrew’s DeathSt Andrew’s Death• He was crucified in Greece on an X

shaped cross• He was crucified upside down• He didn’t think he was worthy of being

killed on a cross the same as Jesus• This is why the Scotland flag has a

diagonal cross on it• Some of St Andrew’s remains are in a

chapel in the town of St Andrews

Patron Saint of ScotlandPatron Saint of Scotland

• After his death a monk looked over his bones

• An angel came and told him to take them far west

• They shipwrecked in Scotland at St Andrews

• He has been the patron saint of Scotland for just over 1000 years