Pistorius Simon, a native of Oppeln, in Prussian Silesia, must be distinguished from Simon Pistorius, Chancellor of Saxony, who was born at Leipzic, Oct. 28th, 1489, and died at the close of the year 1562 ; and of whom Melchior Adam has published an account, in his "Lives of German Lawyers and Politicians."

Our Simon Pistorius was Minister of a Church in the Tarnovian Mountains, at the same place where Daniel Franconius exercised the profession of a Schoolmaster, in whose conversion to Unitarianism he was instrumental, and who accompanied him, when he went to settle in Poland, in the year 1603. He had previously signified to the Synod of Racow his intention of emigrating to Poland ; and had stated, that he and Daniel Franconius would shortly arrive in that country. The intelligence was received with joy by the Polish Brethren. Faust Socin himself addressed a letter to Pistorius, and sent him some books ; at the same time advising him, by all means, to carry his intention into effect.

In the year 1604, soon after his arrival in Poland, he settled as Minister of the Church at Czarcow, where he remained many years. When, in 1638, he intimated a wish to the Synod at Kissielin, to remove to another situation, his request was not complied with ; but Krzyskievicius was appointed his colleague, or assistant.

He married Rosina, the sister of Thomas Pisecius, a Silesian Noble ; and was father-in-law to the celebrated John Crellius, whom he survived some years. He wrote

1. A Metrical Summary of the Contents of all the Chapters in the Bible ;

2. An Ode upon Stanislaus Lubieniecius, Senior ; and

3. Other Poems, which remained in Manuscript.

4. He also wrote an account of a Conference, held at Racow, February 24th, 1624, with Daniel Clementinus ; and

5. Several Letters of his were preserved in the Baumgartenian Library. 

(Vidend. Sandii B. A. p. 107. Bock, Hist. Ant. T. I . pp. 633. 642— 644.)