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SUMMARY:St. Simon Al-Zaytuni (+734)\, bishop of Harran
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DESCRIPTION:January 3rd is the commemoration of the dukhrono of St. Simon 
 Al-Zaytuni +734 according to the Liturgical Calendar of the Syriac Orthodo
 x Church. \n\nMor Shem'un d'Zayte the son of Mundhir\, was a native of Hab
 snas in Tur'Abdin\,Turkey. He undertook religious studies & eventually bec
 ame a monk at Dayro d’Mor Gabriel (Qartmin Monastery) around 657AD. In 6
 82AD\, he was ordained a priest & was appointed the Abbot of Dayro d’Mor
  Gabriel.\n\nSt. Simon is credited with building many churches & monasteri
 es in Tur’abdin. He carried out different projects\, using a valuable tr
 easure he found hidden in a cave. He planted 12\,000 olive trees that even
 tually met the demand for oil of all the churches & monasteries of Tur’a
 bdin. This earned him the nickname Al-Zaytuni (the Man of Olives). As he w
 as on good terms with the Muslim governor of Nisbis\, he could restore som
 e churches there. In addition\, he built a mosque & school for the Muslim 
 population of the city. He also made arrangements for copying manuscripts.
  At the time of his death there were 180 copies of manuscripts in the libr
 ary of the monastery.\n\nIn A.D. 700\, St. Simon was elected Metropolitan 
 of Harran\, a city about twenty miles to the south of Edessa (modern Urfa)
 \, & became known as one of the greatest prelates at the time in the Syria
 c Church. After his consecration\, he established a school in his home vil
 lage\, Habsnas. In 726AD he attended the council of Manazgird. \n\nIn addi
 tion to his asceticism\, piety & godliness\, he was a man of learning. He 
 wrote many books in defense of the faith of the Syriac Orthodox Church\, e
 specially against the Melkites (Chalcedonians). Mor Shem'un d'Zayte entere
 d eternal sleep on 1st June 734AD. \n\nBiography courtesy\, "Martyrs\, Sai
 nts and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church" \n\nOh Mor Shem'un d'Zayte
 ! Plead for us before God's throne of grace. May the churches and monaster
 ies of Tur'Abdin once again overflow with the blessed oil from your fields
 . Amen.\n\nhttp://www.soc-wus.org/ourchurch/St.%20Shamoun%20d'Zayte.htm
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