They buried him next to his brother Saint Symeon Stylites of Lesbos. There he followed a similar model to Simeon Stylites. It is first mentioned in Theodoret's life of St. Simeon Stylites. Tennyson discusses consciousness and personality in "St. Simeon Stylites". One year later around 844 A.D. Saint Symeon Stylites of Lesbos George's brother died. Important dead cities include the Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Serjilla and al Bara. Maronite priests of Saint Maroun and St. Simeon Stylites helped convert them into Maronites. Early painting also include decons, martyrs and stylites. At a lower level, more accessible as intercessors, are paintings of saints and stylites. Several other stylites later followed his model (the Greek word "style" means "pillar"). Stylites were common in the early days of the Byzantine Empire.