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- ↑ (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πέτρος, Διονύσιος, Ἀνδρέας, Παῦλος, Χριστίνα, Ἡράκλειος, Παυλίνος καὶ Βενέδιμος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 18 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ Ambrasi, Domenico (April 5, 2000). "Santi Pietro, Andrea, Paolo e Dionisia". Santi e beati. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 Félix Amat, Tratado de la Iglesia de Jesucristo (Madrid: S.N., 1806), Lib. IV, Cap. II.
- 1 2 3 4 Campbell, Thomas. "St. Andrew." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 5 Apr. 2013
- ↑ Some sources say 29-year-old (see below)
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