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When this first came through my feed, I paused and tried to adjust my brain,
How is this St. Simon, martyr, possible relation of Jesus?
I mean, even taking into account the tendency of artists to depict figures in the garb of their own period, this…was a stretch. Depicting a 1st century Jewish martyr as an 18-century gentleman?
Really?
Well let’s do a quick image search,
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I mean, in terms of social media fails, it’s minor.
But it’s still…pretty funny.