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Simon, Brother Of Jesus
Simon is one of the brothers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Mark (Mark 6.3) and Matthew (Mt 13:55), as well as Jacques , Joses and Jude.
It is often identified with Simeon I of Jerusalem (cousin of Jesus of Nazareth as the son of Cleophas , the latter himself brother of Joseph , Jesus' father) who took over from Jacques , the brother of the Lord, to the head of the Church of Jerusalem ( Eusebius , Hist. Eccl. 3, 11, 32 References
- "After the martyrdom of Jacques and the destruction of Jerusalem happened in that time, it is said that those apostles and disciples of the Lord who were still in this world came from everywhere gathered in one place with the parents of the Savior according to the flesh (most of which existed at that time). They took counsel together to discuss who would be deemed worthy of the estate of Jacques, and they decided unanimously that Simeon, son of Cleophas, whom the Gospel speaks, was able to occupy the seat of the church: he was told, cousin of the Saviour Hegesippus tells that Cleophas was the brother of Joseph. "
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