Career
Little is known of Simeon"s early life, but at some time he left his homeland and spent some years living as a hermit in Palestine. After this, he is known to have visited Rome, where his exoticism led to his harassment by a Roman mob. Papal intervention calmed this situation.
In the following period Simeon traveled across Italy, France, and Spain before returning to northern Italy, joining a Benedictine monastery at Mantua, where he became known for his kindness and generosity.
He died in Mantua in 1016. His tomb was a reported cite of numerous miracles, which contributed to his canonization in the latter 11th century.
