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-*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Simon of Cyrene (sources)]]
+#REDIRECT [[:Category:Simon of Cyrene (subject)]]
-*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Simon of Cyrene (subject)]]
-'''Simon of Cyrene''' was, according to Christian tradition, a passerby at the [[Crucifixion of Jesus]].
-==Overview==
-Simon of Cyrene is mentioned only in Christian sources, in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke. He is introduced as a passerby who was compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of [[Jesus of Nazareth]] on the way to [[Golgotha]]. Mark adds that "he was coming in from the country" (a detail reported also by Luke), and was "the father of Alexander and Rufus."
-==Simon of Cyrene in ancient sources==
-The character is absent in the Gospel of John.
-==Simon of Cyrene in Scholarship==
-The lack of evidence makes any historical discourse on Simon of Cyrene virtually impossible.
-==Simon of Cyrene in Fiction==
-==Related categories==
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_of_Cyrene Wikipedia]
 [[Category:Index]]
 [[Category:People]]