SPEAR Factoids about

Personal Information

Name variant(s):

the blessed man See factoid page

bondsman See factoid page

Place of residence:

Symeon the Solitary resided in a convent adjoining the city of Amida. See factoid page

Simeon resided in a cell on a mountain two miles from Amida . See factoid page

Sanctity:

Simeon was a saint. See factoid page

Relationships

John of Ephesus commemorated Simeon. See factoid page

Events

Simeon planned and built his cell two miles from Amida See factoid page

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Simeon becomes a solitary after twenty years of spiritual labors See factoid page

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Two young men enter the cell of Simeon and are unable to leave or put down the food they have taken until Simeon releases them by prayer. See factoid page

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Simeon enters city and stands firm during persecution, giving absolution and baptizing day and night while only eating food from his own labor. See factoid page

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Simeon cooks and lays out food, wine, an inscribed tablet in his cell to welcome strangers. See factoid page

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