The life and work of St. Simeon the Pillarman were evoked by Bishop Nicodim at the feast of the Jiana Monasterytranslated

The chapel of the Jiana Monastery in Mehedinti County celebrated on Wednesday its feast day, dedicated to Saint Simeon the Stylite. Bishop Nicodemus of Severin and Strehaia highlighted the face of the two protectors of the monastic establishment, the Holy Martyr Julius the Veteran and the Holy Venerable Simeon the Stylite, highlighting the different forms in which they confessed their faith: "Two holy men, one martyred, the other a different kind of martyrdom, 47 years old, on a pillar". His Holiness recalled that the venerable saint "worked miracles, taught many and is one of the greatest pillars." "His need reached far. He was appreciated by the faithful," the hierarch also said. Monastery Feast
 The abbot of the settlement, Archimandrite Augustin Dragomir, highlighted the spiritual significance of the patron saint and the Christian's call to follow the example of the saints. "We have this great joy because we, as a people, have the vocation of holiness and are under the protection of the saints," the archimandrite told Trinitas TV. "We are obliged to strive, to have the saints as an example so that we can overcome the world and gain heaven." At the end of the Holy Liturgy there was...