For the Athenian associate of Socrates, see Simon the Shoemaker.
Not to be confused with Simon the Tanner (New Testament) mentioned in the Book of Acts.
Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of moving Mokattam Mountain
Saint
Simon the Tanner
Coptic icon of St. Simon the Shoemaker depicted as a one-eyed man carrying waterskins, as he used to carry water to the sick and the old every morning before going to work.
Born
10th century Egypt
Died
10th century Old Cairo, Egypt
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Major shrine
St. Simon the Tanner Coptic Orthodox Monastery (Zabbaleen, Mokattam)
Attributes
One eye, eyepatch, waterskins
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Saint Simon the Tanner (fl. 10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Coptic: Ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲥⲓⲙⲱⲛ Ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲕϣⲁⲣ; Ⲡⲓϩⲟⲙ, Ϧⲁⲣⲣⲁⲍ, romanized: Fnethouav Simōn Pivakšar; Pišom, lit. 'Simon the Shoemaker; Craftsman'; Arabic: سمعان الدباغ, romanized: Sama'an al-Dabagh), is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953–975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
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