Simeon of Jerusalem


Simeon
Bishop and Martyr
BornGalilee, Judaea Province
Diedc. 107 or 117 AD
Jerusalem, Iudaea Province
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
CanonizedPre-Congregation
FeastFebruary 18 (Western Christianity)
April 27 (Eastern Christianity)

Simeon of Jerusalem, or Simon of Clopas (Hebrew: שמעון הקלפוס), was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem (63 or 70–107 or 117), succeeding James, brother of Jesus. Simeon is sometimes identified with Simon, brother of Jesus, and has also been identified with the Apostle Simon the Zealot.