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The Letters of Simeon the Stylite – Professor Charles C. Torrey

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Simeon Stylites, Letters.  Journal of the American Oriental Society 20 (1899) pp.253-276. By Charles C. Torrey, Professor in Andover Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass. Saint Simeon of the Pillar has always been one of the extremely interesting figures in the history of the Oriental church, as he is certainly one of the most characteristic. We are fortunate, too, in possessing considerable detailed information as to his life and work, derived for the most part from contemporary sources. This information is not always, nor even generally, trustworthy, to be sure; but the portion which we...

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