Simon the bishop, a relative of the Lord and a saint and martyr
Simon was the son of Cleopas, and Cleopas was the brother of Joseph the Betrothed. Accordingly, Simon is, according to custom, the cousin of the Lord Jesus.
Simon was the son of Cleopas, and Cleopas was the brother of Joseph the Betrothed. Accordingly, Simon is, according to custom, the cousin of the Lord Jesus.
Saint John the Evangelical Theologian is, par excellence, the messenger of the divinity of Jesus Christ and his incarnation or humanization (i.e., his becoming a human being). It is confirmed in the opening