Simon of Cyrene

Saint Simon of Cyrene
Simon of Cyrene depicted in a stained glass window at St. Peter's Church in Limours, France
Venerated in	Church of the East, Coptic Orthodox Church, Coptic Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Catholic Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Chapel of Simon of Cyrene, Jerusalem
Feast	27 February[1] 1 December[2]
Attributes	Carrying Jesus’ Cross before His Crucifixion

Simon of Cyrene (Hebrew: שמעון‎, Standard Hebrew Šimʿon, Tiberian Hebrew Šimʿôn; Greek: Σίμων Κυρηναῖος, Simōn Kyrēnaios) was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels:^[3][4]

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

— Matthew 27:32, KJV

He was also the father of the disciples Rufus and Alexander.

Simon is not mentioned in the Gospel of John.