The symbol associated with St. Andrew the Apostle is the X-shaped cross, also known as the saltire cross. I love the simplicity of this symbol and its ubiquity in flags, especially the Scottish flag.

My father’s birthday is on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle (Nov. 30). It is also happens to be the day that my grandfather, Dr. Frank Di Camillo, died at age 91, in 2001—which makes me ...

Scotland's patron saint has been unexpectedly embroiled in controversy at, of all places, the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh. SNP MSP Christine Grahame has highlighted a curious case of ...

St Andrew was one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus and Scotland claims to be his last resting place. ... an X-shaped cross, or saltire which later became known as St Andrew’s Cross. ...

St. Andrew’s Day: How did a fisherman from the sea of Galilee become the patron saint of Scotland? Apostle crucified by Romans on X-shaped cross honoured on Saltire ...

Andrew’s crucifixion on an X-shaped diagonal cross is where the Saltire cross, otherwise known as Saint Andrew’s Cross, originates – with his death at the hands of the Romans occurring in ...

Instead, Andrew was crucified on a diagonal cross on November 30 60AD. The X-shaped cross of the saltire later became the symbol of the saint with the final day of November becoming his saint day.

Today is the Feast of St. Andrew, one of the original Twelve Apostles. Andrew was the brother of Peter, and both were fishermen. In the Gospels of Matthew (4:18-20) and Mark (1:16-17), they are ...

The cross is being insured for 10 million euros ($13 million), although the CEO of the St. Andrew Foundation's branch in Greece, Segeri Golovin, described the relic as "priceless." ...

(O bona crux) The apostle Andrew was martyred. He died nailed to a cross. His desire to be identified with Christ was so great that when he was being led toward the place of his martyrdom, and saw ...

The cross will be displayed at the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, in Moscow, in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and the Belarusian capital, Minsk, as part of celebrations marking 1,025 years of ...

St Andrew’s Day takes place on the November 30 each year. In 2022, it falls on Wednesday, November 30. St Andrew’s Day is an official Bank Holiday in Scotland, having been declared one by ...