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Pronunciation: |
(SY mun); (sih MOHN) [Guide] |
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Simon appears several times in the New Testament of the Bible. Simon was the original name of St Peter, one of the twelve apostles and first Bishop of Rome or Pope. Simon the Zealot is named as one of the apostles in the gospel of Luke. It was at Simon the Leper or the Pharisee's house that Jesus was anointed by a woman (Luke 7). Simon of Cyrene was the man chosen by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus to his crucifixion. Simon is mentioned as a brother of Jesus in the gospels of Matthew and Mark. |
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