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
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
For 20 years Merton had been the most publicly visible Christian contemplative since St. Simeon Stylites took refuge on top of a pillar.
From Time Magazine Archive
He who is merchant or scholar or ruler, and only that, climbs his pillar like Simeon Stylites.
From The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Hillis, Newell Dwight
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