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Andrew, of Crete, Saint, approximately 660-740

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Personal name headingAndrew, of Crete, Saint, approximately 660-740
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Variant(s)André, de Crète, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andreas Cretensis, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andreas Hierosolymitanus, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andreas Krētēs, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andreĭ Kritski, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andreĭ Kritskiĭ, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andrew, of Crete, Saint, ca. 660-740
Andriĭ Krytsʹkyĭ, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andrea, di Creta, Saint, approximately 660-740
Andreas, Saint, Abp. of Crete.
Crete, Andrew, Saint, approximately 660-740
Associated countryByzantine Empire
Birth date0660~
Death date0740-07-04
Place of birthDamascus (Syria)
Found inHis Sancti ... 1732.
Bŭlgarska pravoslavna t︠s︡ŭrkva. Akatistnik, 1957: t.p. (Velikiĭ kanon na Sv. Andrei︠a︡ Kritski)
Kanon Velikīĭ ... 1992: title page (... svi︠a︡tago Andrei︠a︡ Kritskago Ierusalimskago)
Andrea Krētēs, 2001: page 12 (born in Damascus, Syria) page 14 (died ca. 720 on a ship near Constantinople)
The Oxford dictionary of Byzantium, 1991: volume 1, pages 92-93 (Andrew of Crete; poet, ecclesiastical orator and saint; born in Damascus around 660; died at Lesbos, July 4, 740)
Scognamiglio, Rosario. Inni di Romano il Melode, 1985: page 69 (Andrea, vescovo di Creta; lived from 660 to 740; author of numerous hymns) page 71 (Andrea di Creta)