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Simon the Zealot (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia, read 2026-08-18

A Wikipedia article on Simon the Zealot, recording his traditional attributes as boat, cross and saw, fish (or two fish), lance, a man being sawn in two longitudinally, and oar, and identifying the saw as his most distinctive symbol, tied to a tradition of his martyrdom by being sawn in half. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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A crowd-edited tertiary reference, used here to confirm the boat as a documented Simon the Zealot attribute; independently corroborated by the Victoria and Albert Museum's own catalogue description of an actual 1440 to 1460 panel naming him directly and carrying that emblem.
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Wikipedia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_the_Zealot
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encyclopedia
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Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)

This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds.

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  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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