Saint Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite (Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ šamʻun dasṯonáyá Ancient Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ στυλίτης Symeon Stylites Arabic: سمعان العمودي semaan al aamoudi ) (c. 388 – 2 September 459) was a Christian ascetic saint who achieved fame for living 37 years on a small platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo in Syria. Several other stylites later followed his model (the Greek word style means pillar).
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birth date
0069-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Turkey, Kozan Adana, Adana Province
death date
0069-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 0459-09-02
death place
Antioch, Aleppo, Semaan
title
Venerable Father
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church
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