human biblical figure in Matthew 27:32, man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus
b. 1st century BC · d. 1st century
Simon of Cyrene was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus of Nazareth as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels: He was also the father of the disciples Rufus and Alexander.
Cyrene · Palestine · Cyrene