Andrew the Fool

Saint

Andrew the Fool
The Protection of the Mother of God. Russian icon, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow (1401–1425)
Died936
Constantinople
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
FeastOctober 2
October 15

Andrew of Constantinople (Andrew the Fool-for-Christ or Andrew, the Fool; Greek: Ἀνδρέας ὁ Σαλός; died 936) is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is revered as a fool for Christ.

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