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Simeon Stylites
Also known as Simeon the Elder
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- born. c. 389medium · Wikidata P569
- died. 459-09-02high · Wikidata P570
Syrian ascetic (d. 459) who lived on a pillar near Aleppo for decades, drawing pilgrims including Arab nomads.
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Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite was a Syrian Christian ascetic who achieved notability by living 36 years on top of a pillar near Aleppo. Several other stylites later followed his model. Simeon is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is known formally as Simeon Stylites the Elder to distinguish him from Simeon Stylites the Younger, Simeon Stylites III and Symeon Stylites of Lesbos.
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- Letters · Tertullian Project (Additional Fathers)Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
- Hagiographical life: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjan's Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum, Vol. IV. · Tertullian Project (Additional Fathers)Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
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- Simeon Stylites · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q310987 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
- Letters · Simeon StylitesAccessed 2026-11-12 · Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
- Hagiographical life: A Translation of the Syriac Text in Bedjan's Acta Martyrum et Sanctorum, Vol. IV. · Simeon StylitesAccessed 2026-11-12 · Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
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- Q310987
- VIAF 75503404
- Library of Congress n92017615
- Trismegistos author 855
- Catholic Encyclopedia 13795a
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asceticism · syria · 5th-century