Aleppo Syria

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Citadel of Aleppo - Qalaat Halab - 12th/13th Century

Aleppo Qalaat Halab

Citadel of Aleppo

Sant Simon Monastry, Aleppo

Aleppo Saint Simon Monastry

Saint-Simon Monastry, in Arabic “Qalaat Seman” is located 30 km from Aleppo.

The monastry is in the name of the ascetic Saint Simon (Sant Simon, Sint Simon) from 4th century AD, who spent forty-two years of his life here.

Shimon Ish HaAmud (in Hebrew “Shimon – men of the pillar”) – Simon Stilitis (in Latin) was 36 years on the top of the 20 meters high pillar never going down.

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15 centuries ago, Emperor Zenon built this important cathedral to honor Saint Simeon who lived on a pillar preaching his students.

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This church is an example of the beauty attained by the Syrian architecture and was imitate in Europe three centuries later.

This church also influenced the Italian architect Berlucci when rebuilding the Church of all Nations at Mt. Tabor in 1924.

At the foot of the Saint-Simon Hill, is a village: Deir Semaan, connected to the monastery by a processional road, also housed many pilgrims.

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created 28 April 2011

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