Saint Andrew in Romania the claims about Saint Andrew's Cave are false and that early Christianity was spread by preachers in the cities, not in rural areas, caves and forests. According to Radu Cinpoes, there is no clear evidence concerning missionary work on the part of St. Andrew near Dobruja. In 1994, Saint Andrew was named the patron saint of Dobruja, in 1997 the patron saint of Romania, while in 2012, November 30 became a public holiday. Saint Andrew in Romania The legend of Saint Andrew in Romania tells that today's territory of Romania was Christianized by Saint Andrew in the 1st century AD.
The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew is a 1628 painting by Jusepe de Ribera. Ribera had been introduced to the realism of Caravaggio. "Saint Andrew" shows its major influence on him, particularly that artist's "Crucifixion of Saint Peter". The work was owned by Juan Alfonso Enríquez de Cabrera, Admiral of Castille, until it was inherited by his son Juan Gaspar Enríquez de Cabrera in 1647. It was later donated to the monastery of San Pascual in Madrid. After the French occupied Spain, the work came into the hands of Andrés del Peral around 1816. About two