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Saint Andrew was an Apostle, and the brother of St Peter. Andrew was martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patras in Achaea, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. Early texts describe Andrew as bound, not nailed, to a cross of the kind on which Jesus was crucified; a tradition developed that Andrew had been crucified on a cross of the form called Crux decussata (X-shaped). This was at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus had been. Andrew The Apostle, Saint Andrew, Google Art Project, The Crucifixion, St Andrew, Catholic Images, Biblical Art, Jesus Art, St Andrews

Saint Andrew was an Apostle, and the brother of St Peter. Andrew was martyred by crucifixion at the city of Patras in Achaea, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. Early texts describe Andrew as bound, not nailed, to a cross of the kind on which Jesus was crucified; a tradition developed that Andrew had been crucified on a cross of the form called Crux decussata (X-shaped). This was at his own request, as he deemed himself unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus had…

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The Upside Down Cross: Satanic or Symbolic Upside Down Cross, Giorgio Vasari, St Sebastian, Saint Peter, Greek And Roman Mythology, Mythology Art, Classic Paintings, Sacred Art, Art Reproductions

Over the years I have had my fair share of encounters with anti-Catholics. Their arguments against the faith are pretty predictable – one of the most popular being that the Pope is the Antichrist. One of the typical “gotcha” proofs of this claim is the Papal symbol of the upside down or inverted cross, which […]

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