ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 13th of January
SAINT ANDREW, BISHOP OF TRIER
S. Andreas, Ep. (Jan. 13)
This Saint Andrew was the twelfth Bishop of Trier and lived around the year 236. Whether he died as a martyr or a natural death, as some believe, cannot be stated with certainty.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 191)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Andrew 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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