Images in this gallery are from Saint Simeon, which includes the Church and Baptistery.
Once a major Christian pilgrimage destination, the fifth century monastery Church of Saint Simeon was built in honour of St. Simeon the Stylite who lived here atop a column for 42 years before dying in 459 AD. A masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, the striking honey coloured limestone Cruciform complex comprises of four separate basilica buildings with a central octagonal courtyard with the...
more »Images in this gallery are from Saint Simeon, which includes the Church and Baptistery.
Once a major Christian pilgrimage destination, the fifth century monastery Church of Saint Simeon was built in honour of St. Simeon the Stylite who lived here atop a column for 42 years before dying in 459 AD. A masterpiece of Byzantine architecture, the striking honey coloured limestone Cruciform complex comprises of four separate basilica buildings with a central octagonal courtyard with the column of St Simeon in the middle.
The baptistery stands 200 metres south from the church of St Simeon and was used to convert and baptise non-Christian pilgrims so they could be allowed into the church.
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