On April 27, name days are celebrated for those with beautiful names. We honor an important person associated with Jesus Christ and his followers.
This is one of the closest followers of Jesus Christ - Saint Simeon, who was called the brother of the Lord, but only by the flesh.
In other words, Saint Simeon was the nephew of Saint Joseph - the betrothed of the Virgin Mary. If Jesus Christ were the son of Saint Joseph, and not the Son of God, Saint Simeon would be his first cousin.
Saint Simeon is the son of Cleopas and the brother of the Holy Apostle James - the first bishop of Jerusalem.
Being so close to Jesus Christ in a family relationship, Saint Simeon and his brother Saint James became some of the closest followers of the Son of God.
After Christ was resurrected and on the 40th day He ascended to Heaven, the Holy Spirit overshadowed His apostles and disciples.
They began to speak various foreign languages and scattered throughout the world to spread the word of God.
Saint Hermas, Saint Andrew the First-Called, and Saint Paul went to the lands of Bulgaria.
Later, they also went to other parts of Europe, but it is an honor that these most holy men visited our lands.
Saint Simeon settled in Judea and there he preached the knowledge acquired from the talks of Jesus Christ.
His brother James was elected bishop of Jerusalem.
In 63 AD, Saint James was stoned to death by infidels.
A name day is celebrated by Simeon, Simona, Simon, Simeonka, Moni, Monka, Moncho, Monica.
The Christians elected his brother Saint Simeon to take the position of bishop of Jerusalem.
The war between the Jews and the Romans began, about which Jesus Christ spoke in the temple on Holy Tuesday. He predicted a disastrous future for Jerusalem.
The first step towards this disastrous future was precisely this war, which ended with the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem itself.
The population that survived the war left the ruins and settled in the city. Pella.
When the Romans captured the city of cities Jerusalem, they began to search for any living heirs of the house of David, because they feared that the kingdom of the Jews would not be restored.
The soldiers took Saint Simeon, who had already been a bishop for several years and enjoyed the respect of the Christians, to the governor.
The Roman governor attempted to make Saint Simeon renounce his faith, which he had served for so many years.
He refused and was sentenced to torture, which he accepted with due Christian dignity.
In 107 AD, Saint Simeon was crucified like Jesus Christ, Saint Peter, Saint Andrew and other martyrs.