Simon Stock
Simon Stock (* in Kent ; † May 16, 1265 in Bordeaux ) was Prior General of the Carmelites . He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church . His feast day is May 16 .
Life
Simon Stock was born around 1165 in the English county of Kent . According to tradition, he lived as a hermit in a hollow tree until 1237 Carmelites came to England. Thereupon Simon joined the Order of the Carmelites in 1241 and was elected Prior General of the Order at the General Chapter in Aylesford in 1245 . In 1251 he had a vision of Our Lady who gave him a scapular . This scapular became part of the Carmelite habit . From the promise of the vision of St. Simon also developed the little scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel , also called the "brown scapular", and the Scapular Brotherhoods . Simon died on May 16, 1265 during a visit to Bordeaux.
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literature
- Thomas Berger: Simon Stock. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 10, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-062-X , Sp. 417-418.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simon Stock |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1165 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kent county |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1265 |
| Place of death | Bordeaux |