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Simon the Leper (Greek: Σίμων ὁ λεπρός, Símōn ho leprós) is a biblical figure who lived in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives. He is mentioned in the Gospels according to Matthew [ 1 ] and Mark . [ 2 ]
From Veronese's mature phase, it was one of a series of monumental "Feasts" for monastery refectories of monasteries in Venice – The Wedding at Cana for San Giorgio Maggiore (now in the Louvre) and another The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee for Santi Nazaro e Celso (now in Turin) were earlier works in the series. [2]
Simon was a Pharisee mentioned in the Gospel of Luke (Luke 7:36-50) as the host of a meal, who invited Jesus to eat in his house but failed to show him the usual marks of hospitality offered to visitors - a greeting kiss (v. 45), water to wash his feet (v. 44), or oil for his head (v. 46).
Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, also known as Christ in the Home of Simon the Pharisee, is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. It was painted c. 1618–1620, and is in The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. [1] The painting depicts an incident from Luke 7 where Jesus visits Simon the Pharisee, and has
Simon the Pharisee is sometimes identified as Simon the Leper. [1] The names Simon (Greek Σίμων) and Simeon (Greek Συμεών) appear 71 times and 8 times in the New Testament, respectively. [2] Simon (or its variant Simeon) was a very common given name in the historical period and region of Jesus, but surnames were still very rare. [3]
Supper in the House of Simon the Pharisee is a 1544 oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, now in the Chiesa della Pietà in Venice, Italy. It is Moretto's largest work, inspired by the Venetian school and also held by art historians to be one of the inspirations for the style of Paolo Veronese .
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.
The Meal at the House of Simon the Pharisee, c. 15th century. The parable does not seem to be an attack on Pharisees, but rather an attempt to teach Simon to see the woman as Jesus sees her. [4] [5] The description of the woman suggests that she is a known prostitute, [4] [5] [6] although this inference is disputed. [7]