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Crete, Andrew of, Saint

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(c.650-c.740) Confessor, Archbishop of Gortyna, Crete, hymnographer, born Damascus, Syria. He was the author of many scriptural discourses, but is principally interesting as the inventor of the "Greek Canon," a form of hymnology previously unknown. Feast, October 17,.

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Entry for 'Crete, Andrew of, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/crete-andrew-of-saint.html. 1910.
 
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