God granted a saint’s wish: to die as a martyr. A killer painted the moment. There’s a lot to be mesmerized by in this almost eight-foot-high depiction of the crucifixion of Saint Andrew ...

St Andrew was one of the original twelve apostles ... A fourth-century account reports his death by crucifixion with him being bound to the cross, rather than nailed. Initially the cross was ...

As a result, the Orthodox Churches in Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia have St. Andrew as their Apostolic founder. The generally accepted tradition is that Andrew was martyred by crucifixion ...

Saint Andrew may not have visited Scotland ... When he refused, Andrew was sentenced to death by crucifixion in the city of Patras. (Picture: Getty Images) Andrew was to be crucified on a cross ...

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 ...

who was known for wandering far and wide before his crucifixion, travelled as far north as Scotland to establish a church in Fife. A number of countries have Andrew as their patron saint such ...

Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here ... martyred in the city of Patras in western Greece, where he died by crucifixion following persecution from the Roman Emperor Nero, around ...

St Andrew's Day is celebrated on November 30 ... where he was killed via crucifixion after persecution from the Roman Emperor Nero. There are believed to be relics of Andrew scattered around ...

St. Andrew’s Day, observed every year on November ... When Andrew faced martyrdom for his faith, he was sentenced to crucifixion by Roman authorities. However, he requested not to be crucified ...

St. Andrew was one of Jesus’ closest disciples ... Andrew's death at Patras [in Greece], where he too suffered the torture of crucifixion. At that supreme moment, however, like his brother ...