Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic | |
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| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches |
| Feast | 15 February & 25 September (Byzantine Christianity) 15 Meshir (Coptic Christianity) |
Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century. He is most famous for his accounts of the lives of many hermits of the Egyptian desert, such as Saint Onuphrius.