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russian -rrb- and saint mary of egypt icon depicting saint andrew of crete -lrb- left july 4 , 712 or 726 or 740 mytilene damascus vested or scroll , with his right hand raised in blessing as . iconographically , saint andrew is depicted with a full a head of grey hair and a long , tapering grey bishop beard . , holding a gospel book july 4 orthodox church roman catholic church c. 650 venerable father andrew of crete.jpg andrew of crete
 saint andrew of crete
andrew of crete

`` for the martyr of 766 of the same name , see andrew of crete -lrb- martyr -rrb- . ''
saint andrew of crete -lrb- , c. 650 -- july 4 , 712 or 726 or 740 -rrb- , also known as andrew of jerusalem , was an 8th-century bishop , theologian , homilist , and hymnographer .
he is venerated as a saint by eastern orthodox and roman catholic christians .
