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 • Nov. 8, 2022

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

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

George Lamb, a young British Catholic, discusses St. Simeon Stylites, the 5th century hermit who spent 37 years sitting on a pillar.

From Time Magazine Archive

They will perch themselves upon pillars like Simeon Stylites, for years, till the birds build their nests in their hair.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale