WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMS WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMS WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMS WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMS WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMS WITH LOVE FROM EBAUMSA '''stylite''' is one who lives on a pillar (''style'' in Greek). These holy [[saint]]s would remove their bodies from the ground for days, months, or even years in order that they might [[prayer|pray]] and [[fast]] better. This did not mean that they were cut off from the world. On the contrary, many people came from far and wide to learn from them.{{stub}} The first stylite was St. [[Symeon the Stylite]] whose [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[September 1]]. Other stylites include: *Father [[Daniel the Stylite]] (409-493), a disciple of Saint Symeon, whose feast is [[December 11]]*Saint [[Symeon the New Stylite]] or the Younger (d. 592), whose feast is [[May 24]]*Saint [[Alipios the Stylite]] (7th-8th century), whose feast is [[November 26]]*Saint [[Lazarus the Stylite]] (968-1054), who fell asleep on [[November 8]] ==See also==*[[Asceticism]]*[[Fool-for-Christ]] [[Category:Asceticism]][[Category:Monastics]] [[ro:Stâlpnic]]
