Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Scythia
Andrew, St
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
|
2000
|
|
© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information)
Copyright
Andrew, St, Apostle. He was the brother of St
Peter, and several incidents are recorded of him in the Gospels.
Eusebius states that he later went to Scythia. According to an unreliable tradition, he was crucified at Patras in Greece in 60. The earliest evidence for the form of the cross taking the shape of an X dates from the 10th cent. He is the patron saint of Scotland, Greece, and Russia. Feast day, 30 Nov.
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
The plot unravels: Darius's numbered days in Scythia (Herodotus 4.98).(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Helios; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...that Darius chooses to count his days in Scythia. In Herodotus's Histories 4.98...meaning of his cord in the context of Scythia. By showing how the brief but significant...some way to explain why his invasion of Scythia is doomed to fail on narratological...
|
|
Scythians and Greeks: Cultural Interactions in Scythia, Athens and the Early Roman Empire (6th Century BC - First Century AD).(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2005; 534 words
; 085989746X Scythians and Greeks; cultural interactions in Scythia, Athens and the early Roman empire (6th century BC - first century AD) Ed. by David Braund. University of Exeter 2005 254...
|
|
Forum editor lectures on "mystery" of ancient Scythians
Newspaper article from: Ukrainian Weekly, The; 2/24/2002; 655 words
; ...the mysteries of the ancient Kingdom of Scythia which existed in Ukraine between 700 and...Mr. Gregorovich is the author of "Scythia and Scythian Gold," published as Forum...ancient Greek "Father of History" visited Scythia (Ukraine) in about 460 B.C. and dedicated...
|
|
A History of the Church in Ukraine, Volume I: To the End of the Thirteenth Century
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...revise the historiography on St. Andrew in Scythia, for there is very strong evidence of...monastic evidence for a Christian presence in Scythia-Rus'-Ukraine from apostolic times...that the Holy Apostle Andrew received Scythia as his missionary territory. Tertullian...
|
|
Now & Then
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 2/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...year-old Cunard ship named the RMS Scythia. Comfort was minimal, and though it...Write about the Greek Experience" The Scythia offered three categories of travel: First...luxury than was provided by the Cunard Scythia. I began to enjoy staterooms that included...
|
 "Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)")
|
READER FEEDBACK; MEMORIES from the 1930s and 60s.(Features)(Letter to the editor)
Newspaper article from: Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England); 2/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...of the transatlantic Cunard liner RMS Scythia. On July 18, 1930, the liner was...perhaps by a crew member or relative. Scythia started life as a passenger ship between...Moor County School party on the RMS Scythia in July, 1930
|
 "The Mirror (London, England)")
|
Question Time.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 7/31/2008; 361 words
; ...service I sailed to the Middle and Far East on the troopships The Scythia and The Georgic. Are they still in service or did they get scrapped? Peter Rest Watford, Herts A THE Scythia II was built for Cunard in 1921 for the Liverpool to New York...
|
|
|
Royal elegance
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 9/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...traveled on a 35-year-old Cunard Line vessel named the Scythia. I was booked in Tourist Class, which meant that I was limited...Cabin (Second) Class. There was also a First Class on the Scythia. I never saw it, but according to legend, it was populated...
|
 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
|
Mystery of Andrew, our forgotten saint; As survey shows Scots know little about patron's day.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...ancient myths linking the Scots to the Black Sea tribes of Scythia made Andrew a natural choice to be our patron saint. The Declaration...Arbroath of 1320 hints as much. It mentions origins in Greater Scythia and claims that Christ called the Scots, 'even though settled...
|
|
How the West was lost - and won ; MILITARY HISTORY ++ Thermopylae: The battle that changed the world By Paul Cartledge MACMILLAN [pound]20
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 11/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...He knew very well that Eating People Is Wrong, though enthusiastically practised amongst the anthropophagous barbarians of Scythia. But all cultures were of interest to him. He was "an ethical pluralist", argues Cartledge, not a relativist. This is...
|
|
Scythia
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Scythia. Name for an ancient region north of the...A homeland without definable borders, Scythia stretched from the Danube to the Caucasus...language, was thought to be king here. Scythia was also thought to be the homeland of...
|
|
|
Míl Espáine
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
...descriptions of his early career place him in Scythia , a region the subject of much fanciful...service initially so pleases the king of Scythia that Míl is made army commander...murders Seang's father and flees from Scythia in sixty ships to Egypt. There he serves...
|
|
Barbarism and Civilization
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...river always rises when others fall; in Scythia, the sky rains in summer but not in winter...Egypt, the Nile unites the land while in Scythia, the Danube divides the land into many...in Egypt there is one king while in Scythia there are many; in Egypt, they believe...
|
|
Herodotus of Halicarnassus
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...settled in Thurii. Apart from Greece and Italy, he visited Scythia, the Bosporus, Egypt, the Euphrates valley, and Babylon...which came under Persian rule, especially Egypt (book 2) and Scythia (book 4). The second half of his work is a more continuous...
|
|
Dionysius Exiguus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Modern scholars do know that Dionysius originally came from Scythia—an area that in antiquity covered parts of presentday...his translations seems to indicate that Dionysius came from Scythia Minor, which today encompasses a portion of Romania that borders...
|
