Simon Zelotes

/ zɪˈləʊtiːz /

noun

1. Saint Simon Zelotes
   one of the 12 apostles, who had probably belonged to the Zealot party before becoming a Christian (Luke 6:15). Owing to a misinterpretation of two similar Aramaic words he is also, but mistakenly, called the Canaanite (Matthew 10:4). Feast day: Oct 28 or May 10

Example Sentences

Nicephorus writeth in his second booke and fourth chapter, that one Simon Zelotes came likewise into Britaine.

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