Luke the Stylite

Venerable Luke the Stylite (Greek: Λουκάς ό Στυλίτης; c.

He served as a soldier during the reign Constantine Porphyrogenitus the Byzantine Emperor.

He believed God had preserved his life and he became a monk, and was later ordained as a presbyter.

After three years standing on the pillar, he went to Mount Olympos,[2] and then to Constantinople, and finally to Chalcedon.

For 45 years Luke lived atop a pillar near the city of Chalcedon in pursuit of sanctity in Christ.