St. Andrew Necklace

Why an X cross?

Andrew was the brother of St. Peter, a fisherman, and an apostle of Jesus. According to tradition, Andrew sailed throughout Greece and Turkey spreading the Gospel. It is said that he was crucified on an X cross, called a “crux decussata”, which he requested because he felt unworthy to be crucified the same way as Christ. This is commonly known now as “St. Andrew’s Cross”.