Paul of Thebes

Saint Paul of Thebes
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
Feast	10 January/15 January (Catholic Church) 15 January (Eastern Orthodox Church)[1] 9 February (Coptic Orthodox Church)
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]