Saint Andrew

E16039

Christian apostle New Testament figure biblical person martyr saint

Saint Andrew is a Christian apostle venerated as the patron saint of countries such as Scotland, Greece, and Romania, often symbolized by the diagonal cross on which he was martyred.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Saint Andrew canonical	85
Saint Andrew the Apostle	19
St Andrew	9
Apostle Andrew	1
Saint Andrew (San Andrés)	1
San Andrés (Saint Andrew)	1
St. Andrew	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T137564 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Andrew
Context triple: [Andrei, nameDayAssociatedWith, Saint Andrew]

A. Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick is the 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and later venerated as the country’s patron saint.
B. St Martin
St Martin is a Christian saint, traditionally known as Martin of Tours, venerated for his humility and charity, particularly his legendary act of sharing his cloak with a beggar.
C. Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
D. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
E. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Saint Andrew
Target entity description: Saint Andrew is a Christian apostle venerated as the patron saint of countries such as Scotland, Greece, and Romania, often symbolized by the diagonal cross on which he was martyred.

A. Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick is the 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and later venerated as the country’s patron saint.
B. St Martin
St Martin is a Christian saint, traditionally known as Martin of Tours, venerated for his humility and charity, particularly his legendary act of sharing his cloak with a beggar.
C. Cross of Saint Andrew
The Cross of Saint Andrew is a diagonal white saltire on a blue field that serves as the national flag of Scotland and a key component of the United Kingdom’s Union Flag.
D. Apostle John
Apostle John was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples, traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of John, three New Testament epistles, and the Book of Revelation.
E. Apostle Peter
Apostle Peter was one of Jesus Christ’s closest disciples and a foundational leader of the early Christian Church, traditionally regarded as the first Pope.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian apostle ⓘ New Testament figure ⓘ biblical person ⓘ martyr ⓘ saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Andrew the Apostle ⓘ Andrew the Apostle ⓘ surface form: Apostle Andrew
associatedWith	Saltire ⓘ surface form: Flag of Scotland Cross of Saint Andrew ⓘ surface form: Saint Andrew's Cross
crucifiedOn	X-shaped cross ⓘ diagonal cross ⓘ
diedIn	Achaea ⓘ Patras ⓘ
feastDay	30 November ⓘ
feastDayObservedBy	Eastern Christianity ⓘ Western Christianity ⓘ
hasRelicAt	Amalfi Cathedral ⓘ Patras Cathedral ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	crucifixion ⓘ
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles ⓘ Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
nationalSymbolOf	Scotland ⓘ
occupation	apostle ⓘ fisherman ⓘ
patronSaintOf	Amalfi Coast ⓘ surface form: Amalfi Barbados ⓘ Greece ⓘ Patras ⓘ Romania ⓘ Russia ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ fishermen ⓘ fishmongers ⓘ singers ⓘ spinsters ⓘ those wishing to marry ⓘ unmarried women ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
sibling	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Saint Peter
symbol	X-shaped cross ⓘ diagonal cross ⓘ saltire ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism ⓘ surface form: Lutheran Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Referenced by (117)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andrei → nameDayAssociatedWith → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apostle Andrew

Kingdom of Scotland → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Andreas → associatedWith → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Cross of Saint Andrew → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrews → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Scotland → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Georgian Orthodox Church → traditionalApostolicFounder → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Diocese of Peterborough → cathedralDedication → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Royal Scots → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Order of St. Andrew (Russia) → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Saltire → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St. Andrew Skete → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Andrew the Apostle → alsoKnownAs → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Scottish heraldry → canInclude → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: St Andrew

Andrzej → culturalAssociation → Saint Andrew ⓘ

parish church of St. Andrew the Apostle → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Basilica of St. Andrew the Apostle in Olkusz → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Église Notre-Dame et Saint-André de Ferney-Voltaire → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Order of the Golden Fleece → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St. Andrew station → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: St. Andrew

St Andrew's Stadium → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: St Andrew

St Andrews Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Sant’Andrea della Valle, Rome → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

subject surface form: Sant’Andrea della Valle

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Patras → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Patras Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Patras Cathedral → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Saint Andrew's Day → honours → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Saint Andrew's Day → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Bishopric of St Andrews → associatedWithSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Bishopric of St Andrews → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrew’s Church, Blackley → hasDedication → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Sant’Andrea al Quirinale → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Sant’Andrea al Quirinale → patronSaint → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Amalfi Cathedral → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrew’s Church, Farnham → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Archiepiscopal Chapel → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Apostolos Andreas Monastery → traditionallyAssociatedWith → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England → parishChurchDedication → Saint Andrew ⓘ

subject surface form: Chinnor

Anders → isAssociatedWith → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle

Wells Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

this entity surface form: St Andrew

Peterborough Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

Church of St Peter and St Andrew → dedicatedTo → Saint Andrew ⓘ

St Andrew’s School, Pangbourne → namedAfter → Saint Andrew ⓘ

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