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Simon (St.) and Saint Jude's Day
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
or A festival of the Church observed on October 28th. The union of these two Apostles on this day of commemoration is intended to teach, as we learn from the Collect, a lesson of Christian love and that oneness or unity of the Church for which our Lord prayed. St. Simon was called to be an Apostle and he is mentioned in Holy Scripture as the "Canaanite" and "Zelotes," both words meaning a zealot. He is supposed to have labored in Egypt and parts of Africa adjacent. One tradition has it that he suffered martyrdom by being sawn asunder in Persia, at the same time with St. Jude who ministered in that country and who was martyred by the Magi. For this reason St. Simon is usually represented in Ecclesiastical art with a saw in his hand. For notice of St. Jude, see Jude, Saint.
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Simon (St.) and Saint Jude's Day'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/s/simon-st-and-saint-judes-day.html. 1901.
