A Monk’s Adventure: St. Symeon the Barefooted Malta Lining: Often backed with a

Lining: Often backed with a contrasting color

Hand-Finished Quality: The collarette is carefully hand-stitched and reinforced

Suitable for conclaves

Embroidered Emblems: Several multicoloured silk embroidered emblems are worked along the length of the sash

denoting purity and reflection

A Monk’s Adventure: St. Symeon the Barefooted Malta Lining: Often backed with aSt. Symeons life was unique even when compared to other saints. Truly God is wondrous in His saints (Psalms. 67: 36). He was born in 1486, in one of the worst periods of Greek history. It was the beginning of the Ottoman occupation, and shortly after the fall of the Constantinople in 1453. is presence was a divine gift to the enslaved Church. Let us now take a closer look into this holy drama.