known formally as Simeon Stylites the Elder to distinguish him from Simeon Stylites the Younger, Simeon Stylites III and Symeon Stylites of Lesbos. There...

fasting and praying. Stylites believe that the mortification of their bodies would help ensure the salvation of their souls. Stylites were common in the...

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (Arabic: كنيسة مار سمعان العمودي, romanized: Kanīsat Mār Simʿān el-ʿAmūdī) is one of the oldest surviving church complexes...

Simeon Stylites the Younger, also known as Simeon of the Admirable Mountain (Greek: Συμεὼν ὁ νεώτερος ὁ στυλίτης, Arabic: مار سمعان العمودي الأصغر mār...

"St Simeon Stylites" is a poem written by Alfred Tennyson in 1833 and published in his 1842 collection of poetry. The poem describes the actions of St...

Christian martyr Simeon Stylites, the Elder (390–459), 5th century Christian ascetic saint who lived for 37 years atop a pillar Simeon Stylites the Younger...

near Aleppo in Syria. Simeon Stylites may also refer to: Simeon Stylites the Younger (521–597), Syrian pillar hermit Simeon Stylites III (5th century), Syrian...

Syria Simeon Stylites III, 5th-century pillar-hermit Simeon Stylites the Younger (521–597 AD), hermit and pillar-hermit from Antioch Simeon, the name...

Simeon Stylites III was a pillar hermit bearing the same name as Simeon Stylites and Simeon Stylites the Younger. He is honoured by both the Greek Orthodox...

The Monastery of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger (Turkish: Aziz Simon manastır) is a former Christian monastery that lies on a hill roughly 29 kilometres...