The story of St. Andrew’s legendary martyrdom
After the events of Pentecost many ancient traditions point to St. Andrew, Peter’s brother, as the Apostle to the Greeks.
It is believed that he preached to Greek communities and was martyred at Patras on a cross in the shape of an X. His relics were eventually transferred to the Duomo Cathedral in Amalfi, Italy.
The exact details of his martyrdom are not definitively known, but many legends have been passed down that help paint a picture of what might have happened.
Dom Prosper Guéranger relates in his Liturgical Year how St. Andrew, “traveled through Epirus and Thrace and by his teaching and miracles converted innumerable souls to Christ. Afterwards having reached Patræ in Achaia he persuaded many in that city to embrace the truth of the Gospel.“
