The Lives Of Simeon Stylites: Lives of Simeon Stylites: 112 (Cistercian Studies Series)

In the flood of christian ascetics who left the world to seek God alone Simeon chose a novel withdrawal. He mounted a pillar and remained there the rest of his life. To him came supplicants with all kinds of problems: personal anguish sickness and pain infertility sin and social transgression. Public issues were mediated at his shrine and slaves manumitted. Three views of the Stylite in three lives.