A disciple of John the Baptist, Andrew heard him refer to 
	Jesus as the Lamb of God. Andrew asked for an audience and
	saw Jesus for a day, then proclaimed, "We have found the 
	Messiah," in itself a creed and confession for the 
	Christian faith. He brought his brother, Simon-Peter, to 
	Christ. Although not one of the inner circle, he played 
	the first role in several events which are recorded. 
	Eusebius in his Church History states that Andrew later 
	went to Scythia. According to tradition he was martyred 
	at Patras, Greece, crucified on an X-shaped cross, which 
	since has become known as St. Andrew's Cross. He is 
	regarded as being connected with the writing of St. John's
	Gospel. According to tradition, he is the founder of the 
	Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.