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Cyrene, Simon of

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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A resident of Cyrene in Libya, the father of Alexander and Rufus; he was forced to carry the Cross of Our Saviour for part of the journey to Calvary (Matthew 27; Mark 15).

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Entry for 'Cyrene, Simon of'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​c/cyrene-simon-of.html. 1910.
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