上帝的载体、伟大的神父西麦翁出生于帕夫拉戈尼亚的加拉提亚。他在君士坦丁堡接受了教育，并成为国王瓦西里和君士坦丁 波尔菲罗基尼图斯的朝臣。为了追寻基督，西麦翁放弃了世间的一切，并隐退到了一座修道院。在西麦翁长老的带领下，他潜心修行。后来西麦翁成了圣马马斯修道院的院长，到了晚期，他成了一名隐士。西麦翁是继圣格里哥利之后另一位伟大的神学家。在西麦翁的心中享有上帝的恩典。他的教诲具有真正的属灵和神学的启示。西麦翁于公元1032 年去世，他的圣髑仍然具有施行奇迹的能力。 
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