Simeon, Venerable

Our venerable father Simeon, of the Wondrous Mountain in Syria, was a priest and anchorite in the 6th century. He lived in conversation with Christ and the angels atop a column for 37 years until his death in A.D. 459. He was granted power over the demons and the powers of nature. He is also known as St. Simeon Stylites the Younger.