Nov. 30 is St Andrew's Day. Who was St. Andrew and why is he patron saint of Scotland? Patron saints In the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, a patron saint is a canonized historic holy person who ...

St Andrew was one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus and Scotland claims to be his last resting place ON November 30 Scotland celebrates its patron saint St Andrew. Here is the story of the ...

It's that time of year again when people across Scotland celebrate the country's heritage and patron saint, Andrew the Apostle. While Saint Andrew is strongly associated with Scotland and its flag ...

St Andrew's Day is upon us, seeing many people across Scotland celebrate the country's patron saint. While the national day, which will be observed as a bank holiday on December 2 this year ...

Andrew was first hailed as Scotland’s patron saint in 832, after Oengus II led an army of Picts and Scots to victory in a battle against Aethelstan’s Angles at East Lothian. Oengus was badly ...

Saint Andrew is popular as the patron saint of Scotland. Other than Scotland, many other countries recognize Saint Andres as their patron saint. The people of Scotland recognise Saint Andrew as ...

In medieval times, the bones of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland’s Pictish people, were brought to a small, wind-worn town atop a sandstone plateau in Fife, on the country’s east coast.

Every year on 30 November people in Scotland celebrate the country's patron saint - St Andrew. The day is marked with a celebration of Scottish culture, traditional food and music. Patron saints ...