Simon the Zealot
Simon the Zealot | |
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St. Simon, by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1611), from his Twelve Apostles series at the Museo del Prado, Madrid | |
| Apostle, Preacher, Martyr | |
| Born | c. 5 AD Cana, Galilee, Judaea, Roman Empire |
| Died | ~65 AD (aged ~60) numerous versions, including Province of Britain, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | All Christian denominations that venerate saints |
| Major shrine | relics claimed by many places, including Toulouse; Saint Peter's Basilica |
| Feast | October 28 (Western Christianity) May 10 (Byzantine Christianity) Pashons 15 (Coptic Christianity) ግንቦት 15 (Ethiopian Christianity) July 1 (medieval Hispanic liturgy as attested by sources of the time, such as the Antiphonary of León) |
| Attributes | boat; cross and saw; fish (or two fish); lance; man being sawn in two longitudinally; oar |
| Patronage | curriers; sawyers; tanners |
Simon the Zealot (Acts 1:13, Luke 6:15), also the Canaanite or the Canaanean (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18; Ancient Greek: Σίμων ὁ Κανανίτης; Coptic: ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ-ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ; Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܢܢܝܐ), was one of the apostles of Jesus. A few pseudepigraphical writings were connected to him, but Jerome does not include him in De viris illustribus written between 392 and 393 AD.