egg tempera on wood, cm. 27 cm x 22 cm.
Saint Simeon was born around 1607 into a noble family from the European part of Russia. After the death of his parents, he came to Siberia and settled on the eastern slopes of the Urals in the town of Verhoturje, then moved to the village of Merkušino, fifty kilometers from Verhoturje. He spent most of his short life in the vicinity of Merkušino and died around 1642.