Simon the Tanner (10th century), also known as Saint Simon the Shoemaker (Arabic: سمعان الخراز Sam'ān al-Kharrāz) is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the story of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph al-Muizz Lideenillah (953-975) while Abraham the Syrian was the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Read more about Simon The Tanner: The Miracle of Moving The Mountain, Discovery of Saint Simon's Relics, The Monastery of Saint Simon, Cairo, The Monastery of Saint Simon, Aswan
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