Saint Andrew’s Day: 900,000 Romanians named after country’s patron saint celebrate name day

More than 900,000 people in Romania named after St. Andrew are celebrating their name day on Wednesday. Andrew, an apostle of Jesus is the patron saint of Romania, Scotland, Ukraine and of Russia and other countries. Like his brother Peter, he was a fisherman by trade. Jesus called them to be his disciples by saying … Continuă lectura Saint Andrew’s Day: 900,000 Romanians named after country’s patron saint celebrate name day