Saint Simeon Stylites, a Syrian monk who who lived in the 7th century was the first known stylite, or pillar hermit who lived on the top of a pillar.
Now he has a modern day counterpart; A Benedictine monk who works at a Rhode Island school has discovered that finding solitude is no easy feat, even 53 meters in the air.
Brother Joseph Byron was recently relaxing on top the school’s wind turbine – as he often does – when a drone zoomed in. Have a look