The Syrian hermit Simeon Stylites lived for 37 years atop an 18-metre column; visitors flocked to him from Syria and Anatolia; he represents the extreme end of Christian asceticism.
The Syrian hermit Simeon Stylites lived for 37 years atop an 18-metre column; visitors flocked to him from Syria and Anatolia; he represents the extreme end of Christian asceticism.
When did The Life of Simeon the Stylite happen?
423 CE
Where did The Life of Simeon the Stylite take place?