Simeon Stylites
Simeon Stylites was a Syrian Christian ascetic who achieved notability by living 36 years on top of a pillar near Aleppo (in modern Syria). He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Several other stylites later followed his model (the Greek word style means "pillar").
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When
- First attested
- 390 CE
- Attested period
- 390 – 459
- Historical notes
- Lived c. 390 – 2 September 459.
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Sources
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“This is the longest of the three, and the most effusive in its praise of Simeon; it places Simeon on a par with the Old Testament prophets, and portrays him as a founder of the Christian Church. The three sources exhibit signs of independent development; although they each follow the same rough outline, they have hardly any narrative episodes in common.”
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“The principal local saint was Simeon Stylites, who performed his penance on a hill some 40 m. east. His body was brought to the city and buried in a building erected under the emperor Leo.”
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