Alypius the Stylite was a seventh-century deacon and ascetic who lived in the Byzantine Empire. Born in Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia, he sought a life of solitude and eventually resided atop a pillar near a church he constructed in honor of Saint Euphemia. As a prominent spiritual guide, he directed both male and female monastic communities established near his pillar. He is remembered as a significant monastic founder and a holy intercessor for those seeking fertility.