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Aleppo

Church of Saint Simeon Stylites

Byzantine ruins

Bernard Gagnon — CC BY-SA 3.0

The remains of a vast 5th-century church built around the pillar where St Simeon Stylites lived, part of the 'Ancient Villages of Northern Syria' World Heritage site.

History

Built around 476–490 AD, after St Simeon's death in 459.

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