Fool-for-Christ · 16th century
Blessed Simon of Yurievets
Also known as Simon the Fool-for-Christ
A holy fool abandoned by his parents who lived barefoot and in poverty, enduring hardship for Christ and honored for hidden holiness.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints