Acts xiii. 1.NIGER, surnamed Simon, of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles. He was a Prophet and Teacher, and was one of those who laid their Hands on Saul and Barnabas, for the Execution of that Office to which the Holy Ghost had appointed them. Luke xxiii. 26.Some believe ‘tis he that is called Simon the Cyrenian, who carried the Cross of Christ to Mount Calvary1: But the only Proof for this Opinion is a Similitude of Names. St. Epiphanius2 speaks of one Niger among the Seventy Disciples of our Saviour. The Church makes no mention of Simon Niger in its Offices, nor in its Martyrologies.
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