Man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus
Saint
Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene depicted in a stained glass window at St. Peter's Church in Limours, France
Venerated in
Church of the East, Coptic Orthodox Church, Coptic Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Catholic Church
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Major shrine
Chapel of Simon of Cyrene, Jerusalem
Feast
27 February[1] 1 December[2]
Attributes
Carrying Jesus’ Cross before His Crucifixion
Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels:[3][4]
And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.[5]
He was also the father of the disciples Rufus and Alexander.
Simon is not mentioned in the Gospel of John.
^Gresham, John R. Jr. (2017-10-31). "St. Simon's Day: Calendar and Common Ground". The Modern Monastic Order of Saint Simon of Cyrene. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2022-03-27. This commemoration is found only in the Lectionary Paris BN gr. 282 (9th cent.).
^"What happened to Simon of Cyrene after the crucifixion?". Aleteia. 2022-12-04. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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