June 30, 2004
St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church
Troparion in tone 4
In truth you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith,
an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence;
your humility exalted you;
your poverty enriched you.
Hierarch Father Andrew,
entreat Christ our God
that our souls may be saved.
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Saint Andrew was from Damascus; his parents' names were George and Gregoria. He became a cleric and secretary to Theodore the Patriarch of Jerusalem; from this, he is called "the Jerusalemite." He was present at the Sixth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople, which was convoked in 680 during the reign of Emperor Constantine IV (668-685). He became deacon of the Great Church in Constantinople, that is, the Church of the Holy Wisdom of God, then Archbishop of Crete. He reposed in 720 or 723. Beside his other sacred writings, he also composed various hymns, among which is the famous Great Canon, which is chanted during Great Lent. He is commemorated on July 4.
Our Father Among the Saints Andrew the Hymnographer
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