Vested as a bishop, holding a Gospel Book or scroll, with his right hand raised in blessing. Iconographically, Saint Andrew is depicted with a full head of grey hair and a long, tapering grey beard.
Shortly after the Council, he was summoned back to Constantinople from Jerusalem and appointed Archdeacon at the "Great Church" of Hagia Sophia. Eventually, Andrew was appointed to the metropolitansee of Gortyna, in Crete. Although he had been an opponent of Monothelitism, he nevertheless attended the conciliabulum of 712, in which the decrees of the Ecumenical Council were abolished. In the following year, he repented and returned to orthodoxy and thereafter occupied himself with preaching, composing hymns, etc. As a preacher, his discourses are known for their dignified and harmonious phraseology, for which he is considered to be one of the foremost ecclesiastical orators of the Byzantine Era.
Church historians have no consensus as to the date of his death. What is known is that he died on the island of Mytilene, while returning to Crete from Constantinople, where he had been on church business. His relics were later translated to Constantinople. In 1349, the pious Russian pilgrim Stephen of Novgorod saw his relics at the Monastery of Saint Andrew of Crete in Constantinople. At modern Skala Eresou on Lesbos (ancient Eresos) is a large, Early Christian basilical church in honour of Saint Andrew.
Today, Saint Andrew is primarily known as a hymnographer. He is credited with the invention (or at least the introduction) of the canon, a new form of hymnody, into the liturgy. Previously, the portion of the Matins service which is now the canon was composed of chanting the nine biblical canticles, with short refrains inserted between scriptural verses. Saint Andrew expanded these refrains into fully developed poetic Odes, each of which begins with the theme (Irmos) of the scriptural canticle, but then goes on to expound the theme of the feast being celebrated that day (whether the Lord, the Theotokos, a saint, the departed, etc.).
His masterpiece, the Great Canon (also known as the Canon of Repentance or the Great Canon of Repentance), is the longest canon ever composed with 250 strophes. It is written primarily in the first person, and goes chronologically through the entire Old and New Testaments drawing examples (both negative and positive) which it correlates to the need of the sinful soul for repentance and a humble return to God. It is divided into four parts (called methymony) which are chanted at Great Compline on the first four nights of Great Lent (one part per night); later, it is chanted in its entirety at Matins on Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent.
Twenty-four canons are reputed to have been written by Saint Andrew of Crete. Of these, we can be more or less certain that he wrote fourteen, including: the canons for the Resurrection of Lazarus (chanted at Compline on the Saturday—i.e., Friday night—before Palm Sunday); the Conception of St. Anne (9 December); the Maccabean Martyrs (1 August); St. Ignatius of Antioch (20 December), as well as four Triodia, and no fewer than one hundred and seven irmoi.
^A list of forty of his discourses, together with twenty-one edited sermons, is given in Patrologia Graeca, XCVII, 801-1304.
External linksEdit
St Andrew of Crete Orthodox Icon and Synaxarion
Prolog from Ochrid (July 4)
Andrew of Crete - Encomium on St Nicholas of Myra - English translation of Oration 18.
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Andrew of Crete" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Great Canon article from OrthodoxWiki
Great Canon of Saint Andrew in Old Church Slavonic
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For the martyr of 766 of the same name see Andrew of Crete martyr Andrew of Crete Greek Ἀndreas Krhths c 650 July 4 712 or 726 or 740 also known as Andrew of Jerusalem was an 8th century bishop theologian homilist 1 and hymnographer He is venerated as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodoxy and the Catholic Church Andrew of CreteRussian icon depicting Saint Andrew of Crete left and Saint Mary of EgyptArchbishop of CreteVenerable FatherBornc 650DamascusDiedJuly 4 712 or 726 or 740MytileneVenerated inEastern Orthodox ChurchCatholic ChurchEastern CatholicismFeastJuly 4AttributesVested as a bishop holding a Gospel Book or scroll with his right hand raised in blessing Iconographically Saint Andrew is depicted with a full head of grey hair and a long tapering grey beard Contents 1 Life 2 Hymnography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife EditBorn in Damascus c 650 to Christian parents Andrew was mute until the age of seven According to his hagiographers he was miraculously cured after receiving Holy Communion He began his ecclesiastical career at fourteen in the Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified near Jerusalem where he quickly gained the notice of his superiors Theodore the locum tenens of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem 745 770 made him his Archdeacon and sent him to the imperial capital of Constantinople as his official representative at the Sixth Ecumenical Council 680 681 which had been called by Emperor Constantine Pogonatus to counter the heresy of Monothelitism Shortly after the Council he was summoned back to Constantinople from Jerusalem and appointed Archdeacon at the Great Church of Hagia Sophia Eventually Andrew was appointed to the metropolitan see of Gortyna in Crete Although he had been an opponent of Monothelitism he nevertheless attended the conciliabulum of 712 in which the decrees of the Ecumenical Council were abolished In the following year he repented and returned to orthodoxy and thereafter occupied himself with preaching composing hymns etc As a preacher his discourses are known for their dignified and harmonious phraseology for which he is considered to be one of the foremost ecclesiastical orators of the Byzantine Era Church historians have no consensus as to the date of his death What is known is that he died on the island of Mytilene while returning to Crete from Constantinople where he had been on church business His relics were later translated to Constantinople In 1349 the pious Russian pilgrim Stephen of Novgorod saw his relics at the Monastery of Saint Andrew of Crete in Constantinople At modern Skala Eresou on Lesbos ancient Eresos is a large Early Christian basilical church in honour of Saint Andrew The feast day of Saint Andrew of Crete is July 4 on the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar for those churches which follow the Julian Calendar July 4 falls on July 17 of the Gregorian Calendar Hymnography Edit nbsp Fresco of Andrew of Crete XXVII century Today Saint Andrew is primarily known as a hymnographer He is credited with the invention or at least the introduction of the canon a new form of hymnody into the liturgy Previously the portion of the Matins service which is now the canon was composed of chanting the nine biblical canticles with short refrains inserted between scriptural verses Saint Andrew expanded these refrains into fully developed poetic Odes each of which begins with the theme Irmos of the scriptural canticle but then goes on to expound the theme of the feast being celebrated that day whether the Lord the Theotokos a saint the departed etc His masterpiece the Great Canon also known as the Canon of Repentance or the Great Canon of Repentance is the longest canon ever composed with 250 strophes It is written primarily in the first person and goes chronologically through the entire Old and New Testaments drawing examples both negative and positive which it correlates to the need of the sinful soul for repentance and a humble return to God It is divided into four parts called methymony which are chanted at Great Compline on the first four nights of Great Lent one part per night later it is chanted in its entirety at Matins on Thursday of the fifth week of Great Lent Twenty four canons are reputed to have been written by Saint Andrew of Crete Of these we can be more or less certain that he wrote fourteen including the canons for the Resurrection of Lazarus chanted at Compline on the Saturday i e Friday night before Palm Sunday the Conception of St Anne 9 December the Maccabean Martyrs 1 August St Ignatius of Antioch 20 December as well as four Triodia and no fewer than one hundred and seven irmoi See also Edit nbsp Saints portalPseudo Andrew of CreteReferences Edit A list of forty of his discourses together with twenty one edited sermons is given in Patrologia Graeca XCVII 801 1304 External links EditSt Andrew of Crete Orthodox Icon and Synaxarion Saint Andrew Archbishop of Crete Prolog from Ochrid July 4 Andrew of Crete Encomium on St Nicholas of Myra 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