Andrew the Apostle commonly referred to as a St Andrew's cross, although its designer, William Porcher Miles, said he changed it from an upright cross to a saltire so that it would not be a religious symbol but merely a heraldic device. The Alabama flag also shows that device. The feast of Andrew is observed on 30 November in both the Eastern and Western churches, and is the national day of Scotland. In the traditional liturgical books of the Catholic Church, the feast of Saint Andrew is the first feast day in the Proper of Saints. Andrew the Apostle Andrew the Apostle (;
St Andrew's Academy were educated in St. Matthew's Academy, which first opened October 29, 2007. St. Matthew's Academy was built directly next to St. Andrew's and, as of October 2008, it had 1392 pupils. St Andrew's Academy St Andrew's Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school from 1971 to 2007 in the seaside town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland, which was named after the patron saint of Scotland, Saint Andrew. Before the school became St Andrews Academy, the new school opened in August 1961 as Saltcoats Junior Secondary School and was used for 10 years. It became St Andrews Academy in 1971. The