Simon the Leper is a biblical figure mentioned by the Gospels according to Matthew (26:6-13) and Mark (14:3-9). The Bible (From Greek βιβλια—biblia, meaning books, which in turn is derived from βυβλος—byblos meaning papyrus, from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported papyrus) is the sacred scripture of Christianity. ... The Gospel of Matthew (literally, according to Matthew; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ... The Gospel of Mark (anonymous[1] but ascribed to Mark the Evangelist) is a Gospel of the New Testament. ...

These two books narrate how Jesus attends a meal at Bethany hosted by Simon, during the course of which a woman anoints Jesus.

Simon the Leper is often identified with Simon the Pharisee, who is mentioned in the Gospel of Luke (7:36-50) as the host of a meal during which Jesus is anointed by a woman. Because of these similarities the events and characters have traditionally been identified, but some scholars have pointed out differences between the two events.[1]. The Pharisees (from the Hebrew perushim, from parash, meaning to separate) were, depending on the time, a political party, a social movement, and a school of thought among Jews that flourished during the Second Temple Era (536 BCE–70 CE). ... The Gospel of Luke is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ...

The meaning of his nick name the leper is sometimes questioned because of the outcast status of lepers. Reinterpretations include that of the potter[2] or the Essene. The Essenes (Issiim) were a Jewish religious sect of Zadokites that flourished from the 2nd century BC to the 1st century AD. The name Essene, itself, is either a version of the Greek word for Holy, or various Aramaic dialect words for pious, and is probably not what the...

Christian legend

Later Christian traditions held that Simon travelled to France, having landed at the mouth of the Rhône with St. Lazarus and Mary, sister of Lazarus, was the earliest apostle of Maguelonne.[3] The Rhônes course. ... Lazarus raised from the grave by Jesus, painting by the Swedish artist Karl Isakson (c. ... Mary anoints Jesus feet in Bethany in this modern Greek icon. ... Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone is a village and commune of the Hérault département, in southern France. ...

External links

• Archdiocese of Montpellier