28th of October - St. Simons Day, St. Judes Day
28th of October is the 301st day of the year
St. Simons Day:
St Simon and St Jude share a feast day as they are said to have shared much of their lives – the two were brothers (and first cousins of Christ), and both became apostles, after the death of Jesus working it seems in a combined ministry. Simon is mentioned in the New Testament as Simon the Zealot, and according to some traditions became Bishop of Jerusalem, where he was martyred, though greater weight seems to be given to the death of the brothers in Persia or what is now Georgia, where after initial success the pagan powers turned against them. Simon is often pictured in religious images holding a saw, as that may have been the instrument of his death. As with so many early Christian figures there are tales of Simon coming to Britain, specifically Caistor in Lincolnshire where the story has it he was killed.
St. Judes Day:
St Simon and St Jude share a feast day as they are said to have shared much of their lives – the two were brothers (and first cousins of Christ), and both became apostles, after the death of Jesus working it seems in a combined ministry. Simon is mentioned in the New Testament as Simon the Zealot, and according to some traditions became Bishop of Jerusalem, where he was martyred, though greater weight seems to be given to the death of the brothers in Persia or what is now Georgia, where after initial success the pagan powers turned against them. Simon is often pictured in religious images holding a saw, as that may have been the instrument of his death. As with so many early Christian figures there are tales of Simon coming to Britain, specifically Caistor in Lincolnshire where the story has it he was killed.
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