McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Andrew (3)

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Andrew (3)


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saint and martyr, a tribune, who, together with many soldiers whom he had converted, suffered martyrdom about A.D. 297, under Galerius Maximianus, in Cilicia or Armenia. They are commemorated by the Greek and Roman churches Aug. 19. Their acts given by Surius and Metaphrastes are spurious. See Baillet, Aug. 19.