Today, Wednesday 30 November is St. Andrew's Day - The patronage of the saint whose name means 'manly' also covers fishmongers, gout, singers, sore throats, spinsters, maidens, old maids and women wishing to become mothers.
Saint Andrew, who is believed to have later preached around the shores of the Black Sea, was an agile and hardy Galilean fisherman whose name means Strong and who also had good social skills.
He brought the first foreigners to meet Jesus and shamed a large crowd of people into sharing their food with the people beside them.
Today, we might describe him as the Patron Saint of Social Networking.
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