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stylites: see Simeon Stylites Simeon Stylites, Saint (sĭm`ēŏn stīlī`tēz) [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. ..... Click the link for more information. . Stylites medieval ascetics; resided atop pillars. [Christian Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 1045] See : Isolation How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was at this point that he definitely condemned Simeon Stylites as a sybaritic fraud. In Saint Stylites, the famous Christian hermit of old times, who built him a lofty stone pillar in the desert and spent the whole latter portion of his life on its summit, hoisting his food from the ground with a tackle; in him we have a remarkable instance of a dauntless stander-of-mast-heads; who was not to be driven from his place by fogs or frosts, rain, hail, or sleet; but valiantly facing everything out to the last, literally died at his post. The inquest was held on Friday at the Stylites Arms in the village. |
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