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Saint Simon the Zealot with his attribute of a saw. The name Simon occurs in all of the Synoptic Gospels and the Book of Acts each time there is a list of apostles, without further details: Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon ...
- ~65, place of death disputed
- All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Aug 7, 2019 · Simon the Zealot is one of the most obscure apostles. He was one of the 12 main disciples of Jesus Christ, but he plays no particular role in the gospels and is only mentioned by name in lists of the apostles ( Matthew 10:2-4, Mark 3:16-19, Luke 6:14-16, Acts 1:1-13 ). We know almost nothing about Simon the Zealot.
May 8, 2023 · In three of the four gospel accounts, Simon the Zealot is listed as one of the chosen 12 disciples of Jesus Christ ( Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15 ). As a disciple, Simon would become one of Jesus’ closest friends and followers. He, like the others, would have been present for nearly all of Jesus’s teachings and most of Christ’s ...
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Simon is said to have been the brother (or half-brother) of Jesus, the son of Mary and Clopas. He is only mentioned in passing in the Bible (Matthew 13:55, Mark 6:3), but he is sometimes identified with Simeon of Jerusalem and Simon the Zealot. Simon's other siblings included James the Just and Joses. Simon was allegedly seen as the "third in line" to lead the church, after his supposed ...
The Catholic Church defined that "brothers of Jesus" are not biological children of Mary, [2] because of the dogma of the perpetual virginity of Mary, [3] [4] by virtue of which it rejects the idea that Simon and any other than Jesus Christ God could be a biological son of Mary, suggesting that the so-called Desposyni were either sons of Joseph ...
Apr 8, 2022 · Known for: Little-known apostle of Jesus Christ. Bible References: Simon the Zealot is mentioned in Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:15, and Acts 1:13. Accomplishments: Church tradition holds that after Christ's death and resurrection, Simon the Zealot spread the gospel in Egypt as a missionary and was martyred in Persia.
Simon, a tanner (Acts 9:43) Simon, a man who carried Jesus’ cross (Matthew 27:32) Simon, the father of Judas Iscariot (John 6:71) Alongside Jude, or Thaddeus, and James of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot is one of the least known disciples. But even though the Bible doesn’t tell us much about Simon, that doesn’t mean he didn’t do amazing ...
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