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The Medieval Church · c. 1100–1110
The Life of Lazarus of Mount Galesion
Gregory the Cellarer · 11th century
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What it is
A stylite near Ephesus who lived on a pillar for decades, receiving visitors, arbitrating disputes, and quarrelling with his own monks about the food.
Why it lasted
An unusually detailed and unheroic portrait of holy man as local institution, with the practical arrangements described in full.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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