Saint Simon Stock
Also known as: Simon Anglus; Simon the Englishman
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 16
Died
May 16, 1265
Canonized
never formally canonized
Biography
Saint Simon Stock, also known as Simon Anglus or Simon the Englishman, is a revered figure in the Catholic Church. Born around 1165 in Aylesford, County Kent, England, little is known about his early life. However, according to legend, at the age of twelve, he chose to live as a hermit in a hollow oak tree. This led to the belief that his surname, Stock, is derived from the old English term for tree trunk....