A stylite, standing on a pillar saint, he spent some 67 years on his pillar during the sixth and seventh centuries. Like most pillar saints, multitudes flocked to him for spiritual advice., and like most pillar saints his advice was usually humane and practical. Stylite saints were living examples of the need for penance in the face of our sins.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Alypius the Stylite
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
