Andrew of Crete (martyr)
The former monastery church of St. Andreas en Krisei in Istanbul, today Mustafa Pascha Mosque
Andrew of Crete , called en Krisei ( Middle Greek ἐν Κρίσει ; † around 766/67), was a monk who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches . His feast day is October 17th, according to the Martyrologium Romanum October 20th.
Life
Andreas was a monk from Crete . Since he advocated the worship of images (see also Byzantine Iconoclasm ), he suffered martyrdom under the Byzantine emperor Konstantinos V Kopronymos in Constantinople . This is said to have been on November 20, 766 or, according to other sources, on October 18, 767. He was buried in the monastery of St. Andrew en Krisei , today's Koca Mustafa Paşa Camii in Istanbul .
literature
- Lexicon for theology and the church . Volume 1. Herder Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau 1986
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andrew of Crete |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | en Krisei (nickname); ἐν Κρίσει (epithet, Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Byzantine monk and saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century or 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 766 |
| Place of death | Constantinople |