Saint Andrew of Crete

Also known as

  • Andrew the Calybite
  • Andrea il Calibita
  • Andrea in Crisi

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Eighth-century hermit on Crete. When the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Copronymus published his edict against venerating icons, Andrew went to Constantinople and denounced the iconoclast heresy so forcefully that he was taken before the emperor himself. Martyr.

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Andrew of Crete“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 December 2023. Web. 28 March 2024. <>