Simon of Cyrene

Saint

Simon of Cyrene
Saint; Simon of Cyrene
	Simon of Cyrene depicted in a stained glass window at St. Peter's Church in Limours, France
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church ; Oriental Orthodox Church; Church of the East ; Eastern Catholic Churches
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Chapel of Simon of Cyrene, Jerusalem
Feast	27 February; 1 December
Attributes	Carrying Jesus’ Cross before His Crucifixion

Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון‎, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels: He was also the father of the disciples Rufus and Alexander.

Saint Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene depicted in a stained glass window at St. Peter's Church in Limours, France
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Church of the East Eastern Catholic Churches
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Chapel of Simon of Cyrene, Jerusalem
Feast	27 February 1 December
Attributes	Carrying Jesus’ Cross before His Crucifixion