| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Simeon Stylites, Saint |
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(s m´ n st l ´t z) (KEY) [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. He lived for more than 35 years on a small platform on top of a high pillar. He had many imitators (called stylites) and gained the reverence of the whole Christian world. Feast: Jan. 5. |
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