For the martyr of 766 of the same name, see Andrew of Crete (martyr).
Andrew of Crete
Russian icon depicting Saint Andrew of Crete (left) and Saint Mary of Egypt
Archbishop of Crete Venerable Father
Born
c. 650 Damascus
Died
July 4, 712 or 726 or 740 Mytilene
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church Catholic Church Eastern Catholicism
Feast
July 4
Attributes
Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book or scroll, with his right hand raised in blessing. Iconographically, Saint Andrew is depicted with a full head of grey hair and a long, tapering grey beard.
Andrew of Crete (Greek: Ἀνδρέας Κρήτης, c. 650 – July 4, 712 or 726 or 740), also known as Andrew of Jerusalem, was an 8th-century bishop, theologian, homilist,[1] and hymnographer. He is venerated as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodoxy and the Catholic Church.
^A list of forty of his discourses, together with twenty-one edited sermons, is given in Patrologia Graeca, XCVII, 801-1304.
The Battle ofCrete (German: Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta, Greek: Μάχη της Κρήτης), codenamed Operation Mercury (German: Unternehmen Merkur), was a major...
as the adjoining monastery, was dedicated to Saint AndrewofCrete, and was named Saint Andrew in Krisei or by-the-Judgment (Greek: Μονὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀνδρέου...
Catholic Churches Saint AndrewofCrete (c. 650–712 or 726 or 740), archbishop, theologian, homilist, and hymnographer Saint AndrewofCrete (martyr) (died 766/7)...
ugly to the ignorant.: 439 AndrewofCrete relates that Christ was bent or even crooked,: 412 and in the non-canonical Acts of John, he is described as...
Ladder of Divine Ascent has been read throughout the Great Lenten Fast. On Thursday of the Fifth Week, the Great Canon of St. AndrewofCrete is chanted...
kontakion, of which Romanos the Melodist was the foremost composer. In the late 7th century the kanōn overtook the kontakion in popularity; AndrewofCrete became...
kontakion, of which Romanos the Melodist was the foremost composer. In the late 7th century the kanōn overtook the kontakion in popularity; AndrewofCrete became...
special hymns and canons for the feast were written by St. AndrewofCrete, St. Cosmas of Maium and St. John Damascene, which are still sung to this day...
a process traditionally inaugurated by Saint AndrewofCrete. Gradually over the centuries, the verses of the Biblical Canticles were omitted (except for...
liturgical texts of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Great Canon of St. AndrewofCrete: "I lie naked and ashamed, for the beauty of the tree, which...
fide orthodoxa (An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith), p. 4.14. AndrewofCrete, Oration 6 (On the Circumcision of Our Lord) (PG 97.916). Epiphanius...
Greece St. Andrew, Christian apostle Saint AndrewofCrete Andreas of Alexandria, martyr, saint, and companion to Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria...
Epiphanius of Salamis, Gregory of Tours, Isidore of Seville, Modest, Sophronius of Jerusalem, German of Constantinople, AndrewofCrete, and John of Damascus...
Great Canon of Saint AndrewofCrete is divided into four portions and read on Monday through Thursday nights. Due to the penitential nature of Great Compline...
Matins of the Great Canon ofAndrewofCrete on the preceding Thursday, which is accompanied with a canon to her and Andrew sung after each ode of the Great...
list of Christian Church Fathers. Roman Catholics generally regard the Patristic period to have closed with the death of John of Damascus, a Doctor of the...
Ρώμης". www.saint.gr. Retrieved 2024-02-09. "Saint Alena of Belgium (+ 640)". "Martyr Andrew Stratelates, and 2,593 soldiers with him, in Cilicia". www...
structured hymn in the Orthodox Church, such as the Great Kanon of St. AndrewofCrete Kanon Pokajanen by Arvo Pärt "Kanon", a 2005 song by Enon from Lost...
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