Simeon Stylites
Americannoun
noun
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Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
St. Simeon Stylites the Elder: In the 5th century, this Syrian ascetic climbed up a pillar with a tiny home on top of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
St. Simeon Stylites was a Syrian hermit who lived for 30 years atop a 60-ft. column, preaching to his disciples.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of the more than 400 saints: Simeon Stylites, who lived 38 years on a pillar, at first 9 ft., at last 60 ft. high.
From Time Magazine Archive
A man may stand on a pillar like Simeon Stylites for years, and be none the better.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander
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