Symeon of Thessalonica


Symeon of Thessalonica
Icon of Symeon of Thessalonica
Bornc. 1381
Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Diedc. September 1429
Thessalonica, Venetian Republic
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Canonized14 April 1981
Feast15 September

Saint Symeon of Thessalonica (c.1381–1429) was a monk, bishop and theologian in Greece. He is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and was canonized in 1981. He served as the archbishop of Thessalonica, for some time before his death.