My vote: Simeon
Blandina was an early Christian martyr, a slave in the second century AD who was tortured and killed in the reign of emperor Marcus Aurelius. As she was being tortured, her only response to accusations of cannibalism and incest was “I am a Christian, and we commit no wrongdoing.” Thus she is the patron saint of those falsely accused of cannibalism.
Simeon Bachos is the name given to the “Ethiopian eunuch” of Acts 8 by later writers. I must note that he was not actually Ethiopian as we know it today. He was an ambassador from the Kandake (Queen) of Kush, what is now modern Sudan. Philip the Evangelist meets him in Acts 8 reading the prophet Isaiah and asks the eunuch if he understands what he is reading. The eunuch replied “How can I, unless someone guides me?” (Acts 8:31) The eunuch soon asks Philip to baptize him, and “went on his way rejoicing.” (Acts 8:39)
While the patron saint of those falsely accused of cannibalism is certainly worthy, I went with the eunuch. He’s not afraid to ask for and accept help.
Blandina was an early Christian martyr, a slave in the second century AD who was tortured and killed in the reign of emperor Marcus Aurelius. As she was being tortured, her only response to accusations of cannibalism and incest was “I am a Christian, and we commit no wrongdoing.” Thus she is the patron saint of those falsely accused of cannibalism.
Simeon Bachos is the name given to the “Ethiopian eunuch” of Acts 8 by later writers. I must note that he was not actually Ethiopian as we know it today. He was an ambassador from the Kandake (Queen) of Kush, what is now modern Sudan. Philip the Evangelist meets him in Acts 8 reading the prophet Isaiah and asks the eunuch if he understands what he is reading. The eunuch replied “How can I, unless someone guides me?” (Acts 8:31) The eunuch soon asks Philip to baptize him, and “went on his way rejoicing.” (Acts 8:39)
While the patron saint of those falsely accused of cannibalism is certainly worthy, I went with the eunuch. He’s not afraid to ask for and accept help.
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