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

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

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

You might enact Simeon Stylites there for twenty years to come and be none the wiser or happier for the outlook.

From The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) by Harland, Marion