1. Monasticism: Simeon the Pillar-Dweller 1.Monastic anecdotes. 2.Spiritual warfare: five stages of sin. 3.Goals of monastic life. 4.Simeon the Stylite. 5.Functions of holy man. Simeon the Pillar-Dweller (389-459).

2. Spiritual warfare: five stages of sin 1.Provocation 2.Coupling 3.Assent 4.Captivity 5.Habit

3. Goals of monastic life 1.Purity of heart 2.Ceaseless prayer 3.Life according to the Beatitudes 4.Self-mastery. 5.Imitation of Christ 6.Final goal: eternal life Ladder of Divine Assent: John Climachus

4. Remains of the pillar of St Simeon the Younger Qala’at Semaan about 60 miles East from Antioch

5. St Simeon’s whereabouts

6. Simeon surrounded by visitors

7. Simeon and his disciple Daniel

8. The function of the holy man in Late Antiquity Miracle-worker Patron and protector Mediator between heaven and earth Intercessor who stands outside social relations

9. Saints in the imagination of their contemporaries