St. Andrew of Crete
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St. Andrew was born in seventh-century Damascus to a devout Christian Family. He was unable to speak for the first several years of his life. Upon receiving the Eucharist for the first time at the age of seven, he was finally able to talk. After this, he took to studying the Scriptures and theology. At the age of fourteen, he was tonsured a monk. He was chosen as a secretary to the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and while still an archdeacon was sent as a representative to the Sixth Ecumenical Council. There he showed himself to be a zealous defender of the faith, being good at refuting heresy, as well as expressing genuine theology. He was appointed as Archbishop of Crete, and is known as one of the greatest hymnographers of the Church. The Orthodox Church uses his Great Penitential Canon every year during Great Lent.
5 in. x 6 in.
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