Simeon the Holy Fool [SEP] canonization status
Simeon the Holy Fool
Simeon the Holy Fool (Abba Simeon, Saint Simeon Salos or Saint Simeon Salus, for ancient Greek Σάλος, "stir" wikt:σάλος) was a Christian monk, hermit and saint of Byzantine-Syrian origin, who lived in the sixth century AD. He is venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church as one of the first "fools for Christ".
Biography.
The dates of Simeon's life are not clear. Evagrius Scholasticus makes him a contemporary of the
abba...". The next day, a Sunday, he entered the church, extinguished the lights and threw nuts at women. On the way out of the church, Simeon overturned (έστρεψεν) the tables of the pastry chefs (πλακουντάριοι). Such playing the fool made him subject to insults, abuse and beatings, which Simeon endured with patience. In spite of his seemingly strange behaviour, Simeon the Holy Fool healed many possessed people by his prayer, fed the hungry, preached the Gospel, and helped needy citizens