Stylitism
Definition
An especially extreme form of asceticism whereby a monk lives on top of a column under the open sky — e.g., Symeon the Stylite (37 years, iron chain, food once a week) and Alypius the Stylite (50 years).
An especially extreme form of asceticism whereby a monk lives on top of a column under the open sky — e.g., Symeon the Stylite (37 years, iron chain, food once a week) and Alypius the Stylite (50 years).