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.
Andrew the Apostle it for the first time into the hands of a critical professional readership. Another version of the Andrew legend is found in the "Passio Andreae", published by Max Bonnet ("Supplementum II Codicis apocryphi", Paris, 1895). Relics of the Apostle Andrew are kept at the Basilica of Saint Andrew in Patras, Greece; in Amalfi Cathedral (the Duomo di Sant'Andrea), Amalfi, Italy; St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland; and the Church of St Andrew and St Albert, Warsaw, Poland. There are also numerous smaller reliquaries throughout the world. Andrew's remains were preserved at Patras. According to one legend, Saint Regulus (Rule)