Εμφανίζονται 4 τίτλοι με αναζήτηση: Θρησκευτικές βιογραφίες για το τοπωνύμιο: "ΠΑΤΡΑ Πόλη ΑΧΑΪΑ".
Born at Patrae, Greece,
about 860; was, like all the eminent men of that time, a disciple of Photius.
He became Archbishop of Caesarea
early in the tenth century, and is reckoned one of the most scholarly theologians
of the Greek Church.
He is the compiler of the oldest extant Greek commentary (scholia)
on the Apocalypse, for which he made considerable use of the similar work of his
predecessor, Andrew of Caesarea.
To his interest in the earliest Christian literature, caught perhaps from the
above-named Andrew, we owe the Arethas Codex, through which the text of the Greek
Christian Apologists has, in great measure, reached us. He is also known as a
commentator of Plato and Lucian; the famous manuscript of Plato. taken from Patmos
to London was copied by order
of Arethas. Other important Greek manuscripts, e.g. of Euclides, the rhetor Aristides,
and perhaps of Dio Chrysostom, are owing to him.
The latest known date of his life is 932.
Thomas J. Shahan, ed.
Transcribed by: John Fobian
This extract is cited June 2003 from The Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent online edition URL below.
St. Andrew, the Apostle, son of Jonah, or John, was born in Bethsaida
of Galilee. He was brother of Simon Peter. Both were fishermen, and at the beginning
of Our Lord's public life occupied the same house at Capharnaum. From the fourth
Gospel we learn that Andrew was a disciple of the Baptist, whose testimony first
led him and John the Evangelist to follow Jesus. Andrew at once recognized Jesus
as the Messias, and hastened to introduce Him to his brother, Peter. Thenceforth
the two brothers were disciples of Christ. On a subsequent occasion, prior to
the final call to the apostolate, they were called to a closer companionship,
and then they left all things to follow Jesus.
Finally Andrew was chosen to be one of the Twelve; and in the various
lists of Apostles given in the New Testament he is always numbered among the first
four. Like the majority of the Twelve, Andrew is not named in the Acts except
in the list of the Apostles, where the order of the first four is Peter, John,
James, Andrew; nor have the Epistles or the Apocalypse any mention of him. As
one of the Twelve, Andrew was admitted to the closest familiarity with Our Lord
during His public life; he was present at the Last Supper; beheld the risen Lord;
witnessed the Ascension; shared in the graces and gifts of the first Pentecost,
and helped, amid threats and persecution, to establish the Faith in Palestine.
When the Apostles went forth to preach to the Nations, Andrew seems
to have taken an important part, but unfortunately we have no certainty as to
the extent or place of his labours. It is generally agreed that he was crucified
by order of the Roman Governor, Aegeas or Aegeates, at Patrae
in Achaia, and that he was
bound, not nailed, to the cross, in order to prolong his sufferings. The cross
on which he suffered is commonly held to have been the decussate cross, now known
as St. Andrew's, though the evidence for this view seems to be no older than the
fourteenth century. His martyrdom took place during the reign of Nero, on 30 November,
A.D. 60); and both the Latin and Greek Churches keep 30 November as his feast.
St. Andrew's relics were translated from Patrae
to Constantinople, and deposited
in the church of the Apostles there, about A.D. 357. When Constantinople
was taken by the French, in the beginning of the thirteenth century, Cardinal
Peter of Capua brought the relics to Italy and placed them in the cathedral of
Amalfi, where most of them still remain. St. Andrew is honoured as their chief
patron by Russia and Scotland.
J. Macrory, ed.
Transcribed by: Christine J. Murray
This extract is cited June 2003 from The Catholic Encyclopedia, New Advent online edition URL below.
(Following URL information in Greek only)
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