11 works, Today, September 1st, is Simeon Stylites’ day, his story illustrated #244

Unknown artist
Simeon Stylites, end of 6th century

Gilded silver
Height: 26.9 cm; width: 25.5 cm
Louvre museum, Paris, France

Simeon Stylites was a Syriac ascetic saint who achieved notability for living 37 years on a small platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo. The Greek word style means “pillar”. He is known formally as Simeon Stylites the Elder…

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