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*Byzantium: he appointed St. [[Apostle Stachys|Stachys]] as its first [[bishop]]
*Thrace, Peloponnese, Greece, and Epirus: he [[conversion|converted]] many to the Faith and [[ordination|ordained]] [[bishop]]s and [[priest]]s for them
*Georgia: he entered [[Church of Georgia|Georgia]] from Ajara, preached Christianity in Atsquri, built small church there and left miracle-working icon of [[Theotokos]].
*Russian lands: in Kiev he planted a cross on a high place and prophesied a bright Christian future for the Russian people
St. Andrew was [[martyr]]ed in Peloponnese, in the city of Patras. The Proconsul Aegeates' family believed in the miracles and preaching of St. Andrew, and the enraged Proconsul tortured and crucified St. Andrew. The new converts wanted to remove him from his cross, but the saint would not allow them. Instead, he comforted them from the cross and as he prayed an extraordinary light encompassed him for about a half hour. When it left, he gave up his soul. It was the year 62 AD.
St. Andrew's [[relics]] were taken to Constantinople, his head to Rome and a hand to Moscow.
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