The Acts of Andrew

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The Acts of Andrew describes the apostle Andrew's mission to Achaia in Greece, his miraculous deeds, his preaching of a philosophy that amounts to radical world-denial, and his eventual martyrdom on a cross shaped like an X — the cross of Saint Andrew still carried on the Scottish flag. Pope Innocent I condemned the Acts of Andrew in 405 AD as full of lies and dangerous theology, which ensured its

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01 / Historical context

2nd century. The apostle Andrew's mission to Greece and his death on the X-shaped cross. Condemned by Pope Innocent I in 405 AD. Contains radical teachings on celibacy and contempt

02 / Why it matters

How Andrew died. The speech from the cross the Church destroyed. Partially.

From / associated with the text

“"O cross, well-constructed! O cross, well-fitted! O cross, glorious and triumphant! O cross, planted in the earth, bearing thy fruit in the heavens!"”

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