Simeon — ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܙܝ̈ܬܐ
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ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܙܝ̈ܬܐ; Shemʿun d-Zaytē; Simeon; Šemʾōn d-Zaytē; Syméon des Olives; SIMÉON
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1473
identifier: 412
sex: male
birth: 655
death: 734
Simeon was the Bishop of Ḥarran. He was also known as “Simeon of the Olives.” He was born in Ṭur ʿAbdin and had been a student in the monastery of Qartmin. He was a great builder of churches and monasteries, and assisted Muslims in Nisibis by helping them build a mosque.
event: Simeon is commemorated in Simeon of the Olives (text).
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca 1864
Saints Syriaques SIMÉON 412
Barsaum Revue patriarcale 2 [1934], 34-37
S.P. Brock Fenqitho 174-79
Palmer Monk and Mason 159-65, references 256
BSO II, 1026-27 J.M. Fiey