In his Synaxaristes For the Twelve Months of the Year (vol. 3), St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite makes an important note for the commemoration of St. Andrew the Fool for Christ on May 28th. He does not write anything about the life of this Saint, but after stating that he reposed in peace and giving the Verse of Praise, he notes the following reason for not writing anything further:
"The Life of this Saint Andrew is preserved in a manuscript of much breadth, a book almost of great composition, in which are contained numerous prophecies concerning the future. I will never issue this here, as it is said, it contains some things that are doubly unacceptable, and it is found at Iveron, as well as other places."
Dear John,
ReplyDeleteAny ideas what such things were, in general or specific?
Chris
Not exactly sure what he was specifically referring to, but I think he found the whole book of prophecies and visions unreliable. I have only read some of these prophecies and visions, but its best to just concentrate on the basics of his life we do have from more reliable sources. Here are some visions here:
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