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Saint Simon the Shoemaker (10th century), also known as Simon the Tanner (Sama'an el-Dabbagh in Arabic), is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the legend of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Deenillah (953 - 975). Saint Simon (Simeon) lived towards the end of the 10th century when Egypt was ruled by the Fatimid Caliph, Al-Muizz and Abraham the Syrian was the Coptic Pope.

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  • Saint Simon the Shoemaker (10th century), also known as Simon the Tanner (Sama'an el-Dabbagh in Arabic), is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the legend of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Deenillah (953 - 975). Saint Simon (Simeon) lived towards the end of the 10th century when Egypt was ruled by the Fatimid Caliph, Al-Muizz and Abraham the Syrian was the Coptic Pope.
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  • Saint Simon the Shoemaker (10th century), also known as Simon the Tanner (Sama'an el-Dabbagh in Arabic), is the Coptic Orthodox saint associated with the legend of the moving the Mokattam Mountain in Cairo, Egypt, during the rule of the Muslim Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Deenillah (953 - 975). Saint Simon (Simeon) lived towards the end of the 10th century when Egypt was ruled by the Fatimid Caliph, Al-Muizz and Abraham the Syrian was the Coptic Pope. During the years of 1989-1991, the Coptic clergymen and archaeologists searched for the relics of the 10th century tanner and saint, Simon. Simon was apparently buried in the cemetery of al-Habash in Old Cairo; however while searching for Simon’s relics his skeleton was discovered in the St. Mary's Church(and according to others was found in the Coptic Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin, Babylon El-Darag) while it was being restored. Simon’s skeleton was discovered on August 4, 1991 about one meter below the surface of the church. What was of particular interest when finding his skeleton was that the hair on his head was still intact and had not disintegrated because of the high humidity of where his body was found. The hair that was intact was only on the back of his skull and it was deduced that the man had a bald head in the front and thick hair on the back of his head. In the church where Simon’s skeleton was found there was also a painting that depicted the Coptic Pope Abraham and a bald-headed tanner carrying two water jars. The bald-headed tanner is most likely Simon because he was known for carrying water jars to the poor. The painting further depicted some of the characteristics of the discovered skeleton. In a church nearby a pot was also discovered and was dated to be more than one thousand years old and it is believed that this clay pot was the vessel that Simon used to carry water to the poor. The jar is now kept in the new Church of Saint Simon on Muquattam, Cairo.
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