sentences:  He had made his vows in 1458.The new priest was first stationed at the Franciscan convent in Tarnów and later at Stradom where he became noted as a powerful preacher and for spreading popular devotions such as the Name of Jesus; his inspiration for his preaching was Bernardine of Siena and he went to Aquila on 17 May 1472 to participate in the solemn transfer of the saint's remains.Szymon later travelled to Pavia in 1478 for the order's General Chapter and fulfilled his wish of visiting the tombs of Simon Peter and Paul the Apostle as well as going on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.