Saint Nikita Stylites
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Saint Nikita Stylites was an Eastern Orthodox ascetic saint renowned for his extreme pillar-dwelling (stylite) lifestyle of prayer and penance.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox saint ⓘ ascetic ⓘ stylite ⓘ |
| asceticPractice | stylitism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
desert asceticism
ⓘ
pillar saints ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
hagiographical accounts
ⓘ
liturgical hymns ⓘ |
| cultType | local saint veneration ⓘ |
| devotedTo |
penance
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
hermit
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | later ascetics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme ascetic practices
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life of prayer and penance ⓘ pillar-dwelling asceticism ⓘ |
| lifestyle | pillar-dwelling ⓘ |
| moralExampleOf |
detachment from the world
ⓘ
humility ⓘ perseverance in prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Christian hagiography ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| rememberedFor |
strict self-denial
ⓘ
zeal for holiness ⓘ |
| spiritualDiscipline |
continuous prayer
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ vigil ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Orthodox spirituality ⓘ |
| title |
Stylite
ⓘ
Venerable Nikita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine monasticism ⓘ |
| veneratedAs | saint ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
|
| virtueEmphasized |
faithfulness to God
ⓘ
penitence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nikita