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On Fri, 28 Nov 1997, CA. Muessig wrote: > Date: Fri, 28 Nov 1997 13:32:05 +0000 (GMT) > From: "CA. Muessig" <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [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 > St. Andrew's head was translated to Rome during the reign of Pius II; see the description in his Commentaries. tom izbicki %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%