ST ANDREW IS THE PATRON SAINT OF SCOTLAND

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SUPER SCOTTISH SAINT

• ST ANDREW IS THE PATRON SAINT OF SCOTLAND

ST ANDREW
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ST.ANDREW'S FLAG
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Information

• The Scottish flag is the cross of St. Andrew.
• It is said to be one of the oldest national flags
  of any country, dating back at least to the 12th
  century.
• St. Andrew is said to have been responsible for
  spreading the Christian religion though Asia
  Minor and Greece.
• He is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece,
  Russia and Romania.

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Super Saviour St. Andrew
St.Andrew the fisherman, was one of Jesuss
disciples. He decided to have his cross in an
shape because he didnt want to die the same
way as Jesus after three days of torture.
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Fact Attack

• St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland.
• St Andrew was a fisherman in Galilee before he
• became a disciple of Jesus.
• His name means strong, manly and courageous.
• 300 years after Andrews death, the Roman
  Emperor
• Costantine decided to remove St Andrews bones
  
• from Patras to Constantinople, modern day
  Istanbul.

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It was very important in the early days of
Christianity that the bones of saints, and other
articles were preserved. This helped people to
understand that Saints were real people, no
matter how extraordinary their lives had been.
These objects were known as relics and often
the relics of the saints would be split up and
parts given to different churches.
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One legend says that a man who later became St.
Regulus (or Rule) carried the bones of St. Andrew
to Scotland. His ship was wrecked on the Fife
coast, and the spot at which the ship landed
became the site of the town of St. Andrews. A
cathedral was built there which was started in
1160 and took 158 years to build (the ruins can
still be seen today) and the town became an
important site of Christian pilgrimage.
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Things named after St Andrew
Saint Andrews University! ?
Saint Andrews Castle ?
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St Andrew's Golf Course
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Saint Andrew's Church
This is Saint Andrews Church in Cullompton.
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Facts

• The church was once dedicated to St Mary as
  patron saint. The change of name to St Andrew
  took place in the fifteenth century.

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Wayne Hackman who is the Youth and Childrens
Worker at St Andrews Church, comes in and leads
our assemblies sometimes. On Sunday mornings he
takes the 7-11 year olds for a session called
Power House.
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St. ANDREW'S DEATH
St. Andrews death was caused by the Romans in
Southern Greece. He was pinned to a diagonal
cross (crucified). This cross is said to be the
basis for the Cross of St. Andrew which appears
on the Scottish Flag.
This is the Scottish flag
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Why We Celebrate St. Andrew's Day
This is one of St. Andrews flags
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St Andrew's Day is celebrated on the 30th
November. It tends to be more popular with Scots
who live abroad and there are many St. Andrew's
Societies in places where Scots emigrated to. The
St. Andrew's Society in Boston, in the USA, was
set up in 1657.
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St. Andrew's Day used to be a very popular feast
day in Scotland. It was a common custom for farm
workers and labourers to go "St. Andra'ing". They
would catch rabbits and hares and later on in the
day would feast and drink.
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• Scottish Traditionial Food

Here are some facts on scottish food
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• Many people wonder what they should eat on St.
  Andrew's day. Because Andrew was a fisherman, it
  seems appropriate to eat fish. Otherwise you
  could eat any traditional Scottish food. It used
  to be that a singed sheep's head was traditional!

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Scots feasted on banquets of hen broth, black
beans, haggis, crab pies and ample punch.
The haggis became well known in the Scottish
life, not as a special dish but as an everyday
meal during the Eighteenth Century.
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Haggis "is typically served on Burns Night
(January 25) when Scotland celebrates the birth
of its greatest poet, Robert Burns.During the
celebration, Burns poems are read, and the
haggis is addressed by a member of the party,
ceremonially, in the form of verses from Burns'
poem,
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• Quick Haggis        200g liver   1 onion      
  1/2 cup oatmeal        5 to 8 cups stock       
  1/2 cup suet        1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper    
  1/2 tsp. salt Boil the liver and part boil the
  onion, then mince them together. Lightly brown
  the oatmeal then mix all ingredients together.
  Place in a greased basin and cover with foil, or
  a suet crust if desired and steam for 1 1/2
  hours. Serves 4.

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• Scottish Patron Saint,
• Thirtieth of November is the day of his memorial,
• Andrew means strong and manly
• Neverless St Andrew is connected with advent,
• Dies on the X shaped cross in Greece,
• Represents Scotland,
• Everyone in Scotland celebrate on this day,
• Was born in Bethsaida,
• Simon is St Andrews brother,
• Do you know the cross on the flag is the St
  Andrews cross?
• Andrews day marks the opening of Christmas
  markets,
• Yes, it is St Andews Day today.