Brother Simon Mary West, C.P., St. Paul of the Cross Province (1905-1975)

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Born August 11, 1905. Professed February 2, 1933. He was very important in the development of the Brothers Training Program. He was concerned with the culinary ministry of the province especially in the retreat movement. He was also an infirmarian. Among the monasteries he lived in were West Hartford, Connecticut and Jamaica New York. Noted to be demanding, he also, in his later years, was noted for his compassion on the front door at Jamaica. This was a result of his life of prayer resulting from the charismatic movement.