Simon the Zealot

Saint

Simon the Zealot
Saint; Simon the Zealot
	St. Simon, by Peter Paul Rubens (c. 1611), from his Twelve Apostles series at the Museo del Prado, Madrid
Apostle, Preacher, Martyr
Born	c. 5 AD; Cana, Galilee, Herodian Tetrarchy, Roman Empire
Died	c. 65 AD (aged c. 60); numerous versions, including Province of Britain, Roman Empire
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Major shrine	relics claimed by many places, including Toulouse; Saint Peter's Basilica
Feast	October 28 (Western Christianity); May 10 (Byzantine Christianity); Pashons 15 (Coptic Christianity); Gənbot (ግንቦት) 15 (Ethiopian Christianity); July 1 (medieval Hispanic liturgy as attested by sources of the time, such as the Antiphonary of León);
Attributes	boat; cross and saw; fish (or two fish); lance; man being sawn in two longitudinally; oar
Patronage	curriers; sawyers; tanners

Simon the Zealot (Acts 1:13, Luke 6:15), also the Canaanite or the Canaanean (Matthew 10:4, Mark 3:18; Ancient Greek: Σίμων ὁ Κανανίτης; Coptic: ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲓ-ⲕⲁⲛⲁⲛⲉⲟⲥ; Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܩܢܢܝܐ), was one of the apostles of Jesus. A few pseudepigraphical writings were connected to him, but Jerome does not include him in De viris illustribus written between 392 and 393 AD.