Statue of St. Andrew at St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church - Annapolis MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe
N 39° 01.878 W 076° 26.910
18S E 374624 N 4321248
A statue of St Andrew is in a garden on the left of the entrance to St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church. It is located in Anne Arundel County, MD
Waymark Code: WM164CY
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Weathervane
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The statue is on the grounds of St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church. It is next to the church and it has benches and some chairs to sit in if you wish to meditate.

From Wikipedia:

"Andrew the Apostle also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter. He is referred to in the Orthodox tradition as the First-Called.

According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Andrew is the Patriarch of Constantinople.

Andrew the Apostle was born between 5 and 10 AD in Bethsaida, in Galilee. The New Testament states that Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter, and likewise a son of Jonah. "The first striking characteristic of Andrew is his name: it is not Hebrew, as might have been expected, but Greek, indicative of a certain cultural openness in his family that cannot be ignored. We are in Galilee, where the Greek language and culture are quite present."

Both he and his brother Peter were fishermen by trade, hence the tradition that Jesus called them to be his disciples by saying that he will make them "fishers of men". At the beginning of Jesus' public life, they were said to have occupied the same house at Capernaum.

In the Gospel of Matthew and in the Gospel of Mark Simon Peter and Andrew were both called together to become disciples of Jesus and "fishers of men". These narratives record that Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, observed Simon and Andrew fishing, and called them to discipleship.

In the parallel incident in the Gospel of Luke Andrew is not named, nor is reference made to Simon having a brother. In this narrative, Jesus initially used a boat, solely described as being Simon's, as a platform for preaching to the multitudes on the shore and then as a means to achieving a huge trawl of fish on a night which had hitherto proved fruitless. The narrative indicates that Simon was not the only fisherman in the boat, They signaled to their partners in the other boat … but it is not until the next chapter that Andrew is named as Simon's brother. However, it is generally understood that Andrew was fishing with Simon on the night in question. Matthew Poole, in his Annotations on the Holy Bible, stressed that 'Luke denies not that Andrew was there'.

In contrast, the Gospel of John states that Andrew was a disciple of John the Baptist, whose testimony first led him, and another unnamed disciple of John the Baptist, to follow Jesus. Andrew at once recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and hastened to introduce him to his brother. The Byzantine Church honours him with the name Protokletos, which means "the first called". Thenceforth, the two brothers were disciples of Christ. On a subsequent occasion, prior to the final call to the apostolate, they were called to a closer companionship, and then they left all things to follow Jesus."

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Associated Religion(s): Catholic

Statue Location: On the grounds of St. Andrew by the Bay Catholic Church

Entrance Fee: "free".

Website: [Web Link]

Artist: Not listed

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