ON November 30 Scotland celebrates its patron saint St Andrew. Here is the story of the Christian apostle who lived in the first century who is forever linked with Scotland. Who was Saint Andrew an… ...

St Andrew has been the patron saint of Scotland for well over one thousands years with people celebrating him since 1000AD. He was only made patron saint in 1320 when Scotland declared ...

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, is a ...

In this season of Advent, when we are trying to free our hearts for the Lord, perhaps we can put some of our own struggles with siblings into St. Andrew’s hands.

It was in 1320 that St Andrew became the official patron saint of Scotland, when a group of Scottish nobles signed the Declaration of Arbroath - an appeal to Pope John XXII to declare the countrty ...

When is St Andrew's Day? Although it has been celebrated in Scotland on the 30 November for hundreds of years, St Andrew's Day was only made an official public holiday in 2006.

NOVEMBER 30 marks St Andrew’s Day, a national holiday in Scotland which honours the patron saint. The annual bank holiday is also known as Andermas, but why does it take place? Who was Saint … ...

EVERY year, Scotland celebrates its patron saint St Andrew on November 30. But who was he and what did he do? We have all the details of the Christian apostle who lived in the first century. Where … ...

St Andrew, as patron saint of fishermen, also holds particular sway over coastal towns. In Cape Santo Andre in Portugal, where it is believed St Andrew walked ashore, girls who want to get married ...

Andrew has been associated with Scotland for hundreds of years, but is also the patron saint of Greece, Russia, Romania, and Barbados. And while many know him as one of Jesus' apostles, you might ...