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https://spear-prosop.org/797-1
Date: 0483Event Factoid: Simeon was a recluse who lived in a walled monastery. He spent much of his time standing on a wall in order to fulfill two purposes: seclusion and the entertainment of strangers. He began living as a recluse in 483.

Sources:

  • E. W Brooks, trans.,Lives of the Eastern Saints I,Patrologia Orientalis 17.1 (1923), https://archive.org/stream/patrologiaorient17pariuoft#page/n7/mode/2up, p: 84-86.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

How to cite:

Katayoun Torabi, https://spear-prosop.org/797-1, in The Lives of the Eastern Saints: A SPEAR Prosopography, edited by Daniel L. Schwartz, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, 2025-07-01.

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