Andrew, Peter’s brother, preached the good news to countries in Asia. On his arrival at Edessa he was taken and crucified on a cross, the two ends of which were fixed transversely in the ground. From then on this was called a St. Andrew’s cross.

Matthew, a tax collector, was born in Nazareth. He wrote his gospel in Hebrew, which was later translated into Greek by James the Less. He worked to advance the gospel in Parthia and Ethiopia.