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Plaque with St. Simeon Stylites (probably the Elder), 6th or 7th century. Gilded silver, Louvre Museum, inv. Bj 2180.
St. Simeon climbed atop a pillar near Antioch around 419 AD and stayed there for 40 years, in continual prayer when he wasn't blessing and advising the crowds that flocked to his perch.
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Antioch
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