Thomas A. Carlson and David A. Michelson (eds.), "Cell of Simeon the Solitary" in last modified , http://syriaca.org/place/2618 Cell of Simeon the Solitary According to John of Ephesus, Simeon the Solitary occupied a cell two miles from Amida on an unnamed mountain. The monastic site included huts and cabins and was planned and built by Simeon. http://syriaca.org/place/2618 Lives of the Eastern Saints I 301