Simeon Stylites

American  

[stahy-lahy-teez] / staɪˈlaɪ tiz /

noun

1. Saint, a.d. 390?–459, Syrian monk and stylite.

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Simeon Stylites British  

/ staɪˈlaɪtiːz /

noun

1. Saint. ?390–459 _ad , Syrian monk, first of the ascetics who lived on pillars. Feast day: Jan 5 or Sept 1

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Example Sentences

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

She set a precedent for attention-craving ascetics such as St Simeon Stylites, who lived for 37 years on top of a pillar near Aleppo and was the subject of Buñuel’s Simon of the Desert.

From The Guardian

Simeon Stylites — a Takoma Park resident who makes severe electronic soundscapes under a stage-name borrowed from an ancient Syriac ascetic saint — will give his first performance at RhizomeDC on Saturday, but says that the venue has already become a haunt for those eager to flex their heads.

From Washington Post

Today he considers himself a global citizen, he says, but he grew up in a “little village with farmers” and was not ready for the impact of seeing archeological wonders such as Palmyra, or the old Byzantine Church of Saint Simeon Stylites.

From The Guardian

Closer still is the magnificent basilica of St Simeon Stylites, the ascetic who lived for years on top of a 12m column, the remains of which lie in the centre of the site.

From The Guardian