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 ...

30 November is Saint Andrew’s Day, when Scotland comes together to celebrate their patron saint. St Andrew is actually patron saint of a whole host of countries and is certainly not from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

so how did St Andrew become the patron saint of Scotland? Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content ...

Get ready for a skirl of bagpipes, a dram of whisky and just about every other stereotype you can think of as Scotland celebrates St Andrew’s Day. In her annual St Andrew’s day address to the ...

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 ...