"Where did the Apostles go?"...Simon the Zealot

" Simon "Cananeus" or Simon the Zealot is one of the most obscure apostles of all "The Original"...the 12 apostles. Other than his name being mentioned in the Gospels and in the Book of Acts as one of The Original...nothing more is recorded of him in the New Testament.
 Some early writings indicate he might have been a Jewish priest at the Temple in Jerusalem...and had become adamant against the lifestyles and religious beliefs of the Jewish leaders ( the outward "look" of the Jewish hierarchy while their hearts were far from the meaning of what they believed), along with the oppression of Roman rule...when he came to meet  Jesus. 

 Eastern Orthodox traditions teaches that it was Simon's wedding in Cana of Galilee that Jesus performed His first miracle...turning water into wine. Church tradition teaches Simon became zealous to follow Jesus and left his family and his new bride...to follow Him. 
 Yet, there are obvious problems to this story...like leaving his wife.

 Another early writing is contained in what is called "The Golden Legend" by Jacobus de Voragine which was a "bestseller" in the medieval period dating back to 1260 A.D. Voragine was a popular Catholic bishop of that era and many of the stories he wrote of the apostles and saints would conclude with miracle tales and wonderlore.
 Although there are questions to the validity of these stories in The Golden Legend, it was one of the most extensive records available of the Middle Ages. One of the more famous stories in these writings by Voragine was that of St. Barbara. She suffered through life for her personal acceptance of Christ and was eventually beheaded for her belief in Him...with miraculous happenings that occurred right up to her death. 

 After "The Ascension of Christ" it is believed Simon the Zealot left Jerusalem and travelled to Egypt ant then to North Africa, to the city of Carthage. From there it is believed he went on to Spain and eventually made it to Britain. He was said to have been in the new city of London, which became a city in 43 A.D.
 Other church tradition stories write Simon the Zealot teamed up with the Apostle Jude and preached the Good News in Mesopotamia and into Persia. It is written in some early writings that both Jude and Simon met their deaths in Persia...Jude being killed by a halberd ( a popular weapon of the Middle Ages that enabled a foot soldier to combat the armoured rider on a horse. The weapon was about 5 to 6 feet of length and had an axe head with a spike on the end of the spear.), and Simon the Zealot being sawed in half.
 Yet another early church tradition contends Simon the Zealot was crucified in Britain in 61 A.D.

 Charles Spurgeon once wrote: " He was Simon the Zealot who was zealous for his religious Jewish beliefs before he met the Lord Jesus. Surely he would not be less of a zealot for Christ Jesus and gifted with the Holy Spirit. Rather, he went forth and cast out demons, healed the sick, and proclaimed the "Kingdom of Heaven" was at hand."

 Early writings seem to indicate Simon was from Cana in Galilee. He was  zealous concerning his Jewish faith and was the son of Clopas...who was a brother of Joseph...the husband of Mary.

I guess we will never know for sure...at least in this life concerning the travels and end of the life of Simon the Zealot. What I do know:
1. He was there at the Last Supper.
2. He was with the other disciples when Jesus appeared to them in a locked room shortly after Resurrection morning.
3. He was there on the Day of Pentecost.
4. He spent approximately 3 years with Jesus...and saw many things the Master did.

 I think he took this to heart...and spread the "Good News" in various places.