St. Andrew

I discovered these statues of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland during my search for a grotto for my latest get pushed challenge.
St. Andrew features heavily in Glengarry since Glengarry was settled by Scottish emigrants in the 1700s. I also discovered that he is a most interesting saint.

• Andrew was a Galilean fisherman before he and his brother Simon Peter became disciples of Jesus Christ.
• He was crucified by the Romans on an X-shaped cross at Patras in Greece and, hundreds of years later, his remains were moved to Constantinople and then, in the 13th century, to Amalfi in southern Italy where they are kept to this day.
• Legend has it that a Greek monk known as St Rule or St Regulus was ordered in a vision to take a few relics of Andrew to the ‘ends of the earth’ for safe keeping. He set off on a sea journey to eventually come ashore on the coast of Fife at a settlement which is now the modern town of St Andrews.
• In 832 AD Andrew is said to have appeared in a vision to a Pictish king the night before a battle against the Northumbrians in what is now the village of Athelstaneford in East Lothian. On the day of the battle a Saltire, an X-shaped cross, appeared in the sky above the battlefield and the Picts were victorious.
• The Saltire, or Saint Andrew’s Cross, was subsequently adopted as the national emblem and flag of the Scots.
• Andrew was first recognized as an official patron saint of Scotland in 1320 at the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath an appeal to the Pope by Scottish noblemen asserting Scotland’s independence from England.

The photo of the cross was taken at the St. Andrew's Church in South Lancaster, Ontario so the dates shown was when the church was built.

Thank you, Nadia for the challenge. It was fun exploring the quiet spots of Glengarry during my search for a grotto.

[Wendy]

Thank you, Nadiya for the challenge, @olenadole even though I was unable to send a picture of a grotto. The one grotto that I do know that is in Glengarry is presently in repair so all figurines are taken out. I will send a picture of it when It is repaired.

[Paul]

Beautifully presented here Wendy. Absolute fav for me :)
Interesting history, too :)

[Nadiya Bilovodenko]

this ia awesome collage!!! fav!!! thank you so much!!!

[Pat Knowles]

You do have a lot of statues! All seem to be in that lovely white stone too.

[Suse♡]

Really great collage & great info

[Stephanie]

Beautiful collage, fav. So interesting to read this Wendy, especially as I visited Athelstaneford in East Lothian last year! There is a beautiful church there and an exhibition in the dovecot just behind the church all about the flag. Here is a link to it if you are interested to read some more - https://the-hazel-tree.com/2014/08/14/athelstaneford-a-dovecot-an-elusive-battle-and-the-legend-of-scotlands-flag/

[Wendy]

@stephanies thank you, Stephanie - it was a most interesting read! Neat how our history on this side of the ocean dove-tails with yours on your side of the ocean. It really is a small world!