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Simon the Zealot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The apostle called Simon Zelotes , Simon the Zealot , in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios or Simon Cananeus ("Simon" signifying שמעון "hearkening; listening", Standard Hebrew ...
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Simon was surnamed the Zealot for his rigid adherence to the Jewish law and to the Canaanite law. He was one of the original followers of Christ. Western tradition is that he preached in Egypt and then went to Persia with St. Jude, where both suffered martyrdom.
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Simon the Zealot and Jude Thaddeus, Apostles ... Simon the Zealot and Jude Thaddeus, Apostles and Martyrs ; Feast Day: October 28 ; Patron of: Symbol: Saint Simon: a middle-aged man with a saw and a book. An oar or fish. Saint Jude: always portrayed with a club.
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ST. SIMON THE ZEALOT, THE APOSTLE ; Synaxarion for Memorials without a Proper Office ... This is not Simon, the son of John, but rather the one whom Matthew refers to as "the Canaanite" (for Cana of Galilee was his village) and whom Luke calls, Simon the Zealot." Although nothing is known about his life, it is said that...
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Mr 1:29 ¶ And immediately after they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Mr 3:18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot;
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When they came into the city, these men went to the upstairs room where they had been staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.
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Also known as Simon the Zealot ... The name of Simon occurs in all the passages of the Gospel and Acts, in which a list of the Apostles is given. To distinguish him from St. Peter he is called (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18) Kananaios, or Kananites, and Zelotes (Luke 6:15;
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