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It has also been suggested that the Rufus (in Greek: Ῥοῦφον or Rhouphon) mentioned by Paul in Romans 16:13 is the son of Simon of Cyrene. [8] Some also link Simon himself with the "men of Cyrene" who preached the Gospel to the Hellenized Jews (Greek: Ελληνιστάς) [9] in Acts 11:20. [5] On the other hand, Simon's name alone does ...
Rufus ("Red") was a first-century Christian mentioned in Mark 15:21 with his brother Alexander, whose father "Simon a Cyrenian" was compelled to help carry the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified. "And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross."
Simon the Cyrene! A man from that far away African country of Cyrenaica -- a noted seaport country on the southern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. What brought him there was unknown. But we do not ...
Simon Niger is a person in the Book of Acts in the New Testament.He is mentioned in Acts 13:1 as being one of the "prophets and teachers" in the church of Antioch: . In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul.
On 21 November, Rufus the disciple of the Apostles, who lived at Rome and to whom Saint Paul sent a greeting, as well as he did also to the mother of Rufus (Romans 16:13). St. Mark says in his Gospel (xv, 21) that Simon of Cyrene was the father of Rufus, and as Mark wrote his Gospel for the Roman Christians, this Rufus is probably the same as ...
They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. Mark 15: 21 Ninth station: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
The sons of Simon of Cyrene are named as if they might have been early Christian figures known to Mark's intended audience. [51] Paul also lists a Rufus in Romans 16:13. Most garments of the region were made of woven strips of material that were about eight inches wide and included decorative braids from two to four inches (102 mm) wide.
The Chapel of Simon of Cyrene is a Catholic chapel belonging to the Franciscans in the Old City of Jerusalem. [ 1 ] The place marks the fifth station of Via Dolorosa , and refers to the biblical episode in which Simon of Cyrene takes Jesus' cross, and carries it for him. [ 2 ]