Apostle Simon the Zealot

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1st-century Jew Apostle Christian saint New Testament person disciple of Jesus

Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.

Aliases (4)

Simon the Zealot ×51
Saint Simon the Zealot ×1
Simon the Zealous or Simon the Enthusiast ×1
Σίμων ὁ Ζηλωτής ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	1st-century Jew → Apostle → Christian saint → New Testament person → disciple of Jesus →
appearsInListOf	Apostles → surface form: "Twelve Apostles in Acts 1:13" Twelve Apostles in Luke 6:15 → Twelve Apostles in Mark 3:18 → the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) → surface form: "Twelve Apostles in Matthew 10:4"
associatedWith	Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) → surface form: "Jude the Apostle" early Christian missions →
describedAs	zealous →
ethnicGroup	Jews → surface form: "Jewish people"
feastDay	1 July (some Eastern traditions) → 10 May (some Eastern traditions) → 28 October (Western tradition, with Jude the Apostle) →
follows	Jesus Christ → surface form: "Jesus"
hasAlias	Simon Zelotes → Simon the Cananaean → surface form: "Simon the Canaanite" Simon the Cananaean → Simon the Zealot → surface form: "Simon the Zealous"
hasGivenName	Simon →
honorificPrefix	Saint →
iconographicAttribute	book or scroll → saw →
languageOfName	Greek →
memberOf	Twelve Apostles →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Gospel of Luke → Gospel of Mark → Gospel of Matthew → New Testament →
nameMeaning	Apostle Simon the Zealot → surface form: "Simon the Zealous or Simon the Enthusiast"
notableFor	being one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus → missionary work in early Christianity →
patronage	leather workers (in some traditions) → tanners (in some traditions) →
possibleMannerOfDeath	martyrdom →
possiblePlaceOfMission	Great Britain → surface form: "Britain (according to some traditions)" Egypt → surface form: "Egypt (according to some traditions)" North Africa → surface form: "North Africa (according to some traditions)" Persia → surface form: "Persia (according to some traditions)"
possiblePoliticalAffiliation	Jewish nationalist movement →
religion	Christianity → Judaism →
sharesFeastDayWith	Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) → surface form: "Jude the Apostle"
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Christianity → surface form: "Eastern Orthodox Church" Lutheranism → surface form: "Lutheran Church" Oriental Orthodoxy → surface form: "Oriental Orthodox Churches" Roman Catholicism → surface form: "Roman Catholic Church"

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Last Supper → hasParticipant → Apostle Simon the Zealot →

Simon the Zealot → nameForm → Apostle Simon the Zealot →

this entity surface form: "Σίμων ὁ Ζηλωτής"

Apostle Simon the Zealot → nameMeaning → Apostle Simon the Zealot →

subject surface form: "Simon the Zealot"

this entity surface form: "Simon the Zealous or Simon the Enthusiast"

Georgian Orthodox Church → traditionalApostolicFounder → Apostle Simon the Zealot →

this entity surface form: "Saint Simon the Zealot"