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« on: April 28, 2020, 12:16:00 AM »
A stylite is a type of Christian ascetic who lives on pillars, preaching, fasting, and praying.   
Stylites were common in the early days of the Byzantium Empire.   
 
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2022, 05:01:53 PM »
The first known stylite was Simeon Stylites the Elder. He climbed a pillar in Syria in 423 and lived there for 37 years.
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« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2023, 04:10:03 PM »
Daniel the Stylite (c. 409-493) lived on a pillar for 33 years after being blessed by and receiving the cowl of St. Simon the Stylite.
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2025, 05:59:05 PM »
Alypius the Stylite built a church in honor of the great martyr Euphemia on the site of a dilapidated pagan temple.   
He erected a pillar beside the church and lived atop it for the majority of his adult life.
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