Saint Simeon of Syracuse

Also known as

  • Simeon of Trier

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Educated in Constantinople. Hermit beside the River Jordan. Monk in Bethlehem. Hermit on Mount Sinai. Sent to seek alms from the Duke of Normandy for the support of other hermits on the mountain. Hermit near Trier, Germany under the direction of the abbot of the nearby Benedictine monastery of Saint Martin. One of the last great figures linking the Orthodox West with the Orthodox East.

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Category: Canonized by Pope Benedict IX, Canonized in 1042, Died in 1035, Name: Simeon, Saints Beati and Venerables, Saints who were Monks  |  Trackback