Jan 052009
![[Saint Simon the Apostle]](http://saints.sqpn.com/wp-content/gallery/saint-simon-the-apostle/saint-simon-the-apostle-01.jpg "37kb jpg photograph of a marble statue of Saint Simon, Francesco Moratti, 1708-09, San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy")
Also known as
- Nathanael of Cana
- Simon Kananaios
- Simon Kananites
- Simon the Cananean
- Simon the Zealot
- Simon Zealotes
- 28 October (Roman Church)
- 10 May (Coptic Church)
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Apostle. Called the Cananean or Zealot because of his zeal for the Jewish law; he was not from Cana, nor a member of the Zealot party. Like all the Apostles, he was a convert, and was trained by Saint Peter the Apostle. Evangelized in Egypt and Mesopotamia, though there are traditions of him being in several other locations. He was a martyr for the faith, but several places claim to have been the site of that, too.
- Abyssinians claim he was crucified in Samaria
- Lipsius says he was sawn in half at Suanir, Persia
- Moses of Chorene writes that he was martyred at Weriosphora in Iberia
- many locations claim to have relics including Toulouse, France, and Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy
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Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Goffine’s Devout Instructions
- James E Kiefer
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Pictorial Lives of the Saints
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Simon the Apostle“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 April 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>
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