Simon the Zealot
Also known as Simon the Apostle, Simon Zelotes, Saint Simon
apostle of Jesus
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Simon the Zealot was one of Jesus's twelve apostles, though very little is known about his life or teachings in the New Testament. His epithet "the Zealot" may refer to his religious fervor or possibly to a political movement, though the exact meaning remains uncertain to scholars.
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Simon the Zealot (Acts 1:13, Luke 6:15, Ancient Greek: Σίμων ὁ ζηλωτής), 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.
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