We will soon be celebrating St Andrews day, the 30^th  of November, a date  less known than St Patrick’s day which has become something of a world icon.

But St Andrews day is growing in prominence every year but have you wondered why he is the patron Saint of Scotland at all??

He is the patron Saint of 3 very diverse nations, Scotland, Greece and Russia. And while the reason for this choice in the other 2 cases in fairly clear, they are the parts of the world where Andrew carried out all ...