Andrew of Crete,
poet, ecclesiastical orator, and saint; born Damascus ca.660, died Lesbos 4 July 740. Tonsured at an early age at the monastery of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Andrew became a notary of the Great Basilica there. Contrary to legend, he did not participate in the Council of Constantinople of 680. He was, however, sent on a mission to Constantinople in ... ...
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