Symeon the New Stylite | |
|---|---|
 Agios Symeon of Lesvos | |
| Venerable | |
| Born | 765/766 Mytilene |
| Died | 844 |
| Venerated in | Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 1 February |
| Attributes | pillar, monastic vestments |
Saint Symeon Stylites of Lesbos (765/766–844) was a monk who survived two attempts on his life during the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm (814–842). He followed a similar model to Simeon Stylites, residing on a pillar-like structure similar to a tower. There he isolated himself from the world and fasted, prayed and studied. In the Eastern Orthodox Church he is venerated as a saint, along with his two brothers: Saint George the Archbishop of Mytilene and Saint David the Monk.[1]
- ^ ΔΟΥΜΟΥΖΗ, ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙΟΥ Α "Ο ΙΕΡΟΣ ΝΑΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΣΥΜΕΩΝ ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗΣ" FIRST EDITION 1991 ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΗ