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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Simeon Stylites

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

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

However, in the case of Simeon Stylites there was a mixture of motives, no doubt.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan