St. Andrew / Sv. Ondrej - Ondrejov, Czech Republic
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Replica of Baroque statue of St. Andrew (Sv. Ondrej),one of Twelve Holy Apostles, on a square of a village bearing his name - Ondrejov in Central Bohemia.
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/07/2016
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The statue of St. Andrew (Sv. Ondrej) is located at east part of a main square of a village, which bears his name - Ondrejov and which has the Patron Saint in its coat-of-the-arms. Actually it is an exact replica of Baroque statue from 1740 made by Bedrich Stefan. The original statue was moved in 1940 at a museum in nearby city Zbraslav. The original statue was sculpted from red sandstone, probably the same one as its current pedestal. St Andrew is depicted here as a bearded man, holding a book in his right hand and leaning against X-shaped cross on which he was crucified.
St. Andrew / Sv. Ondrej
Andrew, like his brother Simon Peter, was a fisherman. He became a disciple of the great St. John the Baptist, but when John pointed to Jesus and said, "Behold the Lamb of God!" Andrew understood that Jesus was greater. At once he left John to follow the Divine Master. Jesus knew that Andrew was walking behind him, and turning back, he asked, "what do you seek?" When Andrew answered that he would like to know where Jesus lived, Our Lord replied, "Come and see." Andrew had been only a little time with Jesus when he realized that this was truly the Messiah.
From then on, he chose to follow Jesus. Andrew was thus the first disciple of Christ. Next, Andrew brought his brother Simon (St. Peter) to Jesus and Jesus received him, too, as His disciple. At first the two brothers continued to carry on their fishing trade and family affairs, but later, the Lord called them to stay with Him all the time. He promised to make them fishers of men, and this time, they left their nets for good. It is believed that after Our Lord ascended into Heaven, St. Andrew went to Greece to preach the gospel. He is said to have been put to death on a cross, to which he was tied, not nailed. He lived two days in that state of suffering, still preaching to the people who gathered around their beloved Apostle. Two countries have chosen St. Andrew as their patron - Russia and Scotland.
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