Category:Simon of Cyrene (subject)
Simon of Cyrene was, according to Christian tradition, the person compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth on the way to Golgotha.
Overview
Simon of Cyrene is mentioned only in Christian sources, in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke. He is absent in the Gospel of John.
Simon of Cyrene in ancient sources
Gospel of Mark
Mark 15:21 -- [21] And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.
Gospel of Matthew
Matthew 27:32 -- As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross.
Gospel of Luke
Luke 23:26 -- And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus.
Simon of Cyrene in Scholarship
The lack of evidence makes any historical discourse on Simon virtually impossible.
Simon of Cyrene in Fiction
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Pages in category "Simon of Cyrene (subject)"
The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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- Simon the Cyrenian (1917 Torrence), play
- Simon of Cyrene (1923 Shastid), novel
- His Glorious Shame (1933 Black), novel
- (+) Man van Ciréne (Man from Cyrene / 1958 Venter), novel
- Man from Cyrene = Man van Ciréne (1962 Venter), novel (English ed.)
- Simon (1976 Blessit), novel
- Simon the Crossbearer (1979 Cargas), children's novel
- The Weeping Chamber (1998 Brouwer), novel