{"id":54016,"date":"2025-07-23T13:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=54016"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:24:56","slug":"simone-biles-catholic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/simone-biles-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles \u00e9 cat\u00f3lica?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. Simone Biles is Catholic. She was raised in the faith by her grandparents, Ron and Nellie Biles, who adopted her in 2003, and she has said she carries a rosary her mother got for her at church. News reports in 2016 said she lights a candle to St. Sebastian, the patron saint of athletes, before competitions. Who raised Simone Biles? Biles was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1997. Her mother struggled with drug addiction, and Simone and her siblings\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Simone Biles was raised Catholic by the grandparents who adopted her, and she carries a rosary from her mother and lights candles to St. Sebastian.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-54016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54815,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/interesting-facts-12-apostles\/","url_meta":{"origin":54016,"position":0},"title":"interesting Facts &#038; Statistics about the 12 apostles","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Outubro 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover fascinating facts and statistics about the 12 apostles, their lives, and their impact on Christianity in this engaging overview.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Facts &amp; Stats&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Facts &amp; Stats","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/facts-stats\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The calling of the first disciples, in the style of Giotto","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/calling-disciples-giotto-1626f501.webp?fit=900%2C672&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/calling-disciples-giotto-1626f501.webp?fit=900%2C672&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/calling-disciples-giotto-1626f501.webp?fit=900%2C672&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/calling-disciples-giotto-1626f501.webp?fit=900%2C672&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3129,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/who-helped-jesus-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":54016,"position":1},"title":"Bible Mysteries: Who Helped Jesus Carry the Cross?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the shocking truth about who helped Jesus carry the cross. 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