He listened to Philip's sermons, was impressed by them, and like many of his countrymen was baptized and united with the community of believers in Christ. By his magic arts, because of which he was called "Magus", and by his teachings in which he announced himself as the "great power of God", he had made a name for himself and had won adherents. Stephen, when Philip the Deacon went from Jerusalem to Samaria, Simon lived in the latter city. 37 A.D.) of the early Christian community at Jerusalem that began with the martyrdom of St. Justin ("First Apolog.", xxvi), whose statement as to this should probably be believed, Simon came from Gitta (in the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, II, xxii, called ( Getthon) in the country of the Samaritans. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99.Īccording to the testimony of St.
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