Blessed Simon of Yurievets was born in the city of Yurievets
in the Povolzhsk or Volga region. Forsaken by his parents, the saint
took upon himself the exploit of foolishness for Christ. Both winter and
summer he went barefoot, dressed only in a shirt, so that his skin
became blackened and withered from fasting.
Thoughtless people
often were cruel to him, sometimes beating him. The holy fool never
complained, but prayed for those who mistreated him. Blessed Simon was
fond of praying on the porches of various churches. The ascetic exploit
of self-denial cleansed his soul, and he received from God the gift of
clairvoyance: he foresaw many things and predicted the future.
Contemporaries, mentioning his name, beheld various miraculous signs.
Just
before his death, the saint went to the house of the military commander
Theodore Petelin. He, not knowing the saint, in a fit of anger gave
orders to beat him. St Simon fell grievously ill. He summoned a priest,
made his confession, received the Holy Mysteries of Christ and commended
his soul to God. The commander later repented of his sin.
The
city gathered for the saint’s funeral, and the body of Blessed Simon was
buried in Theophany monastery. This occurred on November 4, 1584. In
the year 1635, Patriarch Joasaph ordered the Theophany monastery’s
Igumen Dionysius to compile an account of the life and miracles of
Blessed Simon and gave a blessing to paint his icon. The Feast of
Blessed Simon was established in the year 1635.
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