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Saint Simeon of Jerusalem
Popular devotion February 18Bishop and martyr, relative of the Lord

Saint Simeon of Jerusalem

A kinsman of Jesus who led the Church of Jerusalem for decades and died a martyr at a very great age.

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Who was Saint Simeon of Jerusalem?

Simeon, son of Clopas, was a relative of Jesus; the early historian Hegesippus, quoted by Eusebius, says Clopas was the brother of Saint Joseph. Many scholars identify him with the 'Simon' named among the brethren of the Lord in the Gospel of Mark. He would have known Jesus personally and witnessed the beginnings of the Church.

After the martyrdom of Saint James, the first bishop of Jerusalem, around 62, Simeon was chosen to succeed him. Ancient tradition says he led the Christians out of Jerusalem to Pella before the Romans destroyed the city in 70, and later guided the community after its return. Under the emperor Trajan, around 107, he was denounced as a descendant of David and a Christian. Hegesippus reports that he was tortured for many days and crucified at the age of 120, astonishing everyone by his endurance.

Feast day and traditions

Simeon is honored in both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches as a link between the family of Jesus and the early Church of Jerusalem.

His feast reminds Christians of the Mother Church of Jerusalem and is a good day to pray for Christians in the Holy Land today.

Prayer

Saint Simeon, kinsman of the Lord, you served his Church faithfully to the end of a long life. Pray for the Christians of the Holy Land, and help us to persevere in faith all our days. Amen.

Novena

To pray a novena that ends on the eve of the feast, begin on February 9 and finish on February 17.

Mass readings

Read the Mass readings for February 18 from the US bishops (USCCB).

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Celebrate as a family

Ask your oldest family member to share how they learned the faith, and pray for Christians in the Holy Land.

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