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St. Simeon Stylites - Frequently was an arbiter of cases between peasants that visited him on top of his pillar (on which he lived for over 30 years)

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Why would they climb these pillars? It seems that the first saint to live on a column, St. Symeon the Stylite, was deliberately looking for a way to be both solitary and involved. Over the years he increased the height of the column, yet always remained surrounded by pilgrims.

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Digital painting - Saint Simeon Stylites The Elder

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