Simeon Stylites the Younger, Saint

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• Simeon Stylites the Younger — Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger (521 May 24, 597) is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Born at Antioch, his father was a native of Edessa, his mother, named Martha was afterwards revered as a saint and a life of her, which incorporates a… …   Wikipedia

• Martha, mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger — Saint Martha Born unknown Edessa (?) Died 551 Honored in Eastern Orthodox Church Feast July 4 Saint Martha (died 551) was the mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger …   Wikipedia

• St. Simeon Stylites the Younger —     St. Simeon Stylites the Younger     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Simeon Stylites the Younger     Born at Antioch in 521, died at the same place 24 May, 597. His father was a native of Edessa, his mother, named Martha was afterwards revered… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger — Infobox Saint name=Saint Martha birth date=unknown death date=551 feast day=July 4 venerated in=Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize= caption= birth place=Edessa (?) death place= titles= beatified date= beatified place= beatified by= canonized date …   Wikipedia

• Simeon Stylites — Infobox Saint name=Saint Simeon Stylites birth date=c. 390 death date=2 September 459 feast day=1 September (Eastern Orthodox Church) 29 Pashons (Coptic Orthodox Church) 5 January (Western Christianity) venerated in=Oriental Orthodox Church… …   Wikipedia

• Siméon Stylite le Jeune — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Siméon. Siméon Stylite le Jeune est né vers 521 à Antioche (anciennement en Syrie, aujourd hui Antakya en Turquie). On le surnomme « le Jeune » pour le distinguer du premier stylite dont l… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Simeon — See also: Simon Simeon, or Shimon is a given name, from the Hebrew he. שִׁמְעוֹן (Biblical Šimʿon , Tiberian Šimʿôn ). In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon . MeaningThe name is derived from Simeon, son of Jacob and… …   Wikipedia

• Stylites — (from Greek stylos , pillar ) or Pillar Saints are a type of Christian ascetic who in the early days of the Byzantine Empire stood on pillars preaching, fasting and praying. They believed that the mortification of their bodies would help ensure… …   Wikipedia

• Stylites — • Solitaries who, taking up their abode upon the tops of a pillar (stylos), chose to spend their days amid the restraints thus entailed and in the exercise of other forms of asceticism. This practice may be regarded as the climax of a tendency… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Chronological list of saints in the 6th century — A list of 6th century saints: Name Birth Birthplace Death Place of death Notes Gerontius     501   Bishop of Cervia Eugenius of Carthage     505   Vigilius   …   Wikipedia