Saint Symeon the Stylite

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
hermit
ascetic
gptkbp:birthDate c. 390
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sis,_Roman_Syria
gptkbp:canonizedBy pre-congregation
gptkbp:commemoratedBy 1 September (Eastern Orthodox)
5 January (Roman Catholic)
gptkbp:deathDate 2 September 459
gptkbp:deathPlace Qalaat Semaan, Roman Syria
gptkbp:feastDay 1 September
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Symeon the Stylite
gptkbp:influenced other pillar saints
stylite movement
gptkbp:legacy subject of hagiographies
inspired stylite asceticism
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Qalaat_Semaan
gptkbp:notableFor living atop a pillar for 37 years
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John
gptkb:Martha
gptkbp:patronage pillar-sitters
Syrian ascetics
gptkbp:pillarLocation near Aleppo, Syria
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:title gptkb:saint
Desert Father
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1_September_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6