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St Andrew's Day - everything you need to know about Scotland's Patron Saint

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Join thousands of others who have signed up to the weekly Scotland Now newsletter for the latest Scottish heritage and culture news.At the end of November every year Scots come together to celebrate the feast day of our patron saint.Saint Andrew is a much loved figure not only here, but also in countries as far reaching as Barbados, Greece, Russia, Colombia, Romania and Cyprus where he is also the patron saint.But how much do we know about the saint and why we celebrate his life?Andrew began his life as a fisherman in Galilee.The elder brother of Saint Peter he was called by Jesus to become a "fisher of men".

For this reason, he is often depicted in paintings with a fishing net.A key figure in the story of Jesus, Andrew is involved in many.

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