Paul of Thebes | |
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 Saint Paul, "The First Hermit", Jusepe de Ribera, Museo del Prado (1640) | |
| Desert Father The First Hermit | |
| Born | c. 227 AD Thebaid, Roman Egypt |
| Died | c. 341 AD Thebes, Roman Egypt |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | 491 by Pope Gelasius I |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, Egypt |
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| Attributes | Two lions, palm tree, raven |
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Paul of Thebes (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; Koinē Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος, Paûlos ho Thēbaîos; Latin: Paulus Eremita; c. 227 – c. 341), commonly known as Paul the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, was an Egyptian saint regarded as the first Christian hermit and grazer,[2] who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes, Roman Egypt from the age of sixteen to the age of one hundred and thirteen years old. He was canonized in 491 by Pope Gelasius I, and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, and Oriental Orthodox Churches.[3][4][5]
- ^ Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος. 15 Ιανουαρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ Tomekovic, Svetlana (2016-12-28), "Chapitre I. L'aspect donné aux saints ermites et moines", Les saints ermites et moines dans la peinture murale byzantine, Byzantina Sorbonensia (in French), Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, pp. 21–55, ISBN 978-2-85944-842-4, retrieved 2023-08-27
- ^ "St. Paul of Thebes, Church's first known hermit, honored Jan. 15".
- ^ "Venerable Paul of Thebes".
- ^ Agaiby, Elizabeth (2018-10-22). The Arabic Life of Antony Attributed to Serapion of Thmuis: Cultural Memory Reinterpreted. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-38327-2.