Simeon of Verkhoturye | |
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| Saint, Righteous, Wonderworker | |
| Born | ca 1607 |
| Died | 1642 |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1694 |
| Major shrine | relics at the Nikolayevsky Monastery of Verkhoturye part of relics at the Ascension Church of Ekaterinburg and the Assumption cathedral of Ekaterinburg |
| Feast | First translation of relics: 12 (25) May Synaxis of All Saints of Siberia: 29 January (11 February) |
| Patronage | Ural |
Simeon of Verkhoturye (Russian: Симеон Верхотурский; 1607–1642), also known as Simeon of Merkushino (Russian: Симеон Меркушинский), is a Russian Orthodox righteous saint. He is the patron saint of the Ural region.[1] The main feast day of Saint Simeon is 18 December (OS), or 31 December (NS).
Believers pray to God asking for Simeon for help, consolation, strengthening, correction, treatment of the soul and body, and delivering from evil. Needy people pray to Simeon to escape from death. Often believers with eye diseases or palsy refer to Simeon for help.[2]
- ^ "Екатеринбургская епархия торжественно празднует память небесного покровителя Урала – святого праведного Симеона Верхотурского" [The Ekaterinburg Eparchy Solemnly Commemorates Patron Saint of Ural, Righteous St. Simeon Verkhotursky] (in Russian). Pravoslavie.ru. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ Святой праведный Симеон Верхотурский [St. Righteous Simeon of Verkhoturye] (in Russian). Pravoslavie.ru. Retrieved 14 August 2015.