Saint Daniel the Stylite
Originally from Maratha, Daniel became a famous stylite in Constantinople in the 5th century, following the example of Saint Simeon. Living …
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Saint Pothinus and his companions (Martyrs of Lyon)
In 177, under Marcus Aurelius, forty-eight Christians from Lyon and Vienne, led by Bishop Pothinus and the slave Blandina, suffered martyrdo…
Saint Walfroy (Stylite of the West)
Originally from Lombardy, Walfroy is the only known stylite in the West. Settled on a pillar near Carignan in the 6th century, he fought aga…