ST ANDREW, BISHOP OF FLORENCE, CONFESSOR - 26 FEBRUARY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY

 All Saints celebrated on the 26th of February

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SAINT ANDREW, BISHOP OF FLORENCE, CONFESSOR 

Saint Andrew was bishop of Florence in Etruria, and he presided over this See before St Zenobius; according to others directly after him. He was bishop of that city around the year 400, and is mentioned in the Roman Martyrology on February 26.

Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858

HIS ENTRY IN THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:

"At Florence, Saint Andrew, bishop and confessor."

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Andrew, your blessed bishop, may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.