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Sabas: Monk and saint, founder of the Great Lavra (Mar
Saba) and of many other monasteries, religious leader of the
Church in Palestine. Born to a prominent Christian family near
Caesarea (Cappadocia) in 439, Sabas was sent to a coenobium
at the age of eight. He arrived in Palestine in 456/457. After
his death in 532, he was burried in the central courtyard of
the Great Lavra.
Stylitism: Stylitism was an extreme form of asceticism.
Stylites were monks who lived on a platform atop a pillar (stylos).
The purpose of ascending the pillar was to disengage oneself
both symbolically and in reality from the earthly world and
to tranquility among the "pure" elements.Usually the platforms
were open to rain, snow and winds.
Symeon the Stylite: Famous ascetic and saint. Born in
Cilicia c. 389, died at QalÔat SemÔan in 459. Spent most of
his life on top of a column, which after the saint's death became
an object of veneration.
Synthronon: The semi-circular bench lining the church
apse on which the clergy sat. |
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