Four Hundred TwentyFirst in the Famous People (FP) Series - Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St Andrews Day is celebrated by Scots around the world on November 30th. He was the brother of Simon Peter and worked as a fisherman until he responded to the summons to become "fishers of men".
Although less prominent than his brother, Andrew was present at the feeding of the five thousand where he says "Here is a lad with five barley loaves and two fish".
Andrew became a missionary to Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Southern Russia (of which he is also the patron Saint). In AD70, he was martyred in Patras, Greece. Having many converts, he was feared by the Roman Governer who had him crucified on an X-shaped cross known as a Saltire Cross. The Flag of Scotland is the Cross of St Andrew, also known as the Saltire, and this is widely displayed as a symbol of national identity
Legend suggests that a Greek Monk called St. Rule was warned in a dream that St. Andrews remains were to be moved and was directed by an angel to take those of the remains which he could to the "ends of the earth" for safe-keeping. St. Rule dutifully followed these directions, removing a tooth, an arm bone, a kneecap and some fingers from St. Andrew's tomb and transporting these as far away as he could.
That place was Scotland. More specifically, it was a town on the north east coast of Fife called Kilrymont, now St Andrews.
So, at this very cache location, someone has also taken liberty of some remains and used them for safe-keeping. Legend here suggests it was the cache owner himself who hid a small plastic tube near a place where soon there will be many followers passing by on a daily basis.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club's origins lie in the creation of the Society of St Andrews Golfers by 22 Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Kingdom of Fife in 1754.
Under the names of the 22 founders, the first written account reads: "The Noblemen and Gentlemen above named being admired of the Ancient and healthful exercise of the Golf, and at the same time having the interest and prosperity of the ancient city of St Andrews at heart, being the Alma Mater of the Golf, did in the year of our Lord 1754 contribute for a Silver club having a St. Andrew engraved on the head thereof to be played for on the Links of St. Andrews upon the fourteenth day of May said year, and yearly in time coming subject to the conditions and regulations following."
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