Calendar Saturday, April 27: The Holy Hieromartyr Simeon became the successor of Saint James the Brother († 62 AD), after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans, in the year 70 AD.
According to Hegisippus, he was the son of Clopas, brother of Joseph, and brother of Judas; according to another version, he was the son of Joseph of Mnestorus and brother of Saint James the Elder (see October 23).
While overseeing in Jerusalem, during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98 – 117 AD), he was sent by the heretics to the supreme Atticus for his apostolic zeal. Simeon was accused not by Christian heretics, but by Jews.
The accusation included two strands; one was that he was descended from the line of David and the other that he was a Christian. After being captured, he was severely tortured and then led to death on a cross, in the year 107 AD, at the age of one hundred and twenty.
In the Paris Codices is the Order of Saint Simeon, a poem by the hymn writer Theophanos. (Some Synaxarists unnecessarily repeat his memory on September 18 as well).
Calendar Saturday, April 27
- Agios Poplion
- Saint Evlogios the Innkeeper
- Saint Lollion the Younger
- Saints Simeon the New Stylitis and George his brother
- Saint Theophilos Bishop of Brescia
- Saint Stephen Bishop Vladimir
- Inauguration of the Church of Agia Irene “ancient and new”
- Saints Apostolos and Theoharis the brothers
- Synod of all the Sinaitic Saints
- Collection of Holy Relics of St. Joseph of Gerontogiannis
- Synagogue of Panagia Hypseni in Rhodes
- Saint Nikandros the Sinaitic from Kastellorizo
- Saint Leontius of Blacherna in Arcadia
Today 27/4 they celebrate: There is no known celebration.
Today 27/4 the sun rose at 6:34 am. and will set at 8:11 p.m.
