On Sat, 30 Nov 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Date: Sat, 30 Nov 1996 20:40:49 +0000 (GMT)
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: FEAST 30 November
>
> Today, 30 November, is the feast of ...
>
> * Andrew, apostle (first century)
> - in 1204, relics 'translated' from Constantinople to
> Amalfi by crusaders
> - first representations of his martyrdom on an X-shaped (=
> saltire or decussate) cross date from after the thirteenth
> century
> - patron of Russia and Scotland
The account by Pius II of the arrival of the relic of the Saint's head in
Rome in the Commentaries is well worth reading. The church of Sant
Andrea della Valle in Rome is worth a visit if you are in the
neighborhood. It contains the tombs of Pius II & of his nephew Pius III.
tom izbicki
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