- 3 3 ▁F ax ▁( 4 9 5 ) ▁ 6 8 6 - 2 9 - 8 8 ▁E - mail : ▁rad @ f ad . ru ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Federal ▁Road ▁Agency ▁ ▁Category : G overn ment ▁ag encies ▁of ▁Russia <0x0A> </s> ▁Saint ▁Simon ▁Stock , ▁an ▁English man ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁Prior ▁of ▁the ▁Car mel ite ▁religious ▁order . ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁life ▁with ▁any ▁historical ▁certain ty . ▁The ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁appeared ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁given ▁him ▁the ▁Car mel ite ▁habit , ▁the ▁Brown ▁Sc ap ular . ▁Thus , ▁popular ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Saint ▁Simon ▁Stock ▁is ▁usually ▁associated ▁with ▁dev otion ▁to ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mount ▁Car mel . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁Brothers ▁of ▁the ▁B less ed ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁of ▁Mount ▁Car mel ▁had ▁their ▁orig ins ▁as ▁a ▁Christian ▁herm it ▁community ▁in ▁Palest ine ; ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁the ▁members ▁moved ▁to ▁Europe ▁where ▁they ▁became ▁m end ic ant ▁fri ars . ▁Saint ▁Simon ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁early ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁soon ▁after ▁it ▁migr ated ▁to ▁that ▁country . ▁ ▁Historical ▁evidence ▁about ▁Saint ▁Simon ' s ▁life ▁comes ▁primarily ▁from ▁medieval ▁catalog ues ▁of ▁sain ts ▁and ▁of ▁Car mel ite ▁pri ors ▁general , ▁which ▁are ▁not ▁consistent ▁with ▁one