According to one account, he lived on this pillar for the final 45 years of his long life and preached from the top of it. Miraculous healing were attributed to him and he was venerated as a saint even while he was still alive.
One story claims that he spent the last 45 years of his remarkable existence perched on this pillar, delivering sermons from its peak. People believed he possessed miraculous healing powers, and he was already being revered as a saint during his lifetime.