Andrew the Scot
Irish archdeacon and saint
Feast: 22 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Andrew and his sister St Bridget the Younger were born in Ireland of noble parents and studied under St Donatus. When Donatus went on pilgrimage to Italy, Andrew went with him; at Fiesole, where a bishop was being elected, Donatus was chosen and made Andrew his archdeacon.
Andrew served him faithfully for forty-seven years, restored the church of San Martino a Mensola and founded a monastery there, and was praised for austerity and boundless charity to the poor. He died shortly after Donatus, about 877.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
An Irish pilgrim who served the Church of Fiesole with austerity and charity.
Connected on this site
- Donatus of Fiesole Saint“Andrew the Scot (also known as Andrew of Tuscany and Andrew of Fiesole) was the Irish-born student and assistant of Donatus of Fiesole.” — Wikipedia
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Andrew the Scot
- Wikidata Q4759033 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andrew the Scot (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.