| Andrew the Apostle (Koinē Greek: Ἀνδρέᾱς, romanized: Andréās [anˈdre.aːs̠]; Latin: Andrēās [än̪ˈd̪reː.äːs]; Aramaic: אַנדּרֵאוָס, Classical Syriac: ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, romanized: ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus. He is the brother of Simon Peter and is a son of Jonah. He is referred to in the Eastern Orthodox Church tradition as the First-Called (Πρωτόκλητος, Prōtoklētos).
According to Eastern Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Andrew is the Patriarch of Constantinople. |
