Saint Paul the Simple | |
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![]() Miniature from the Menologion of Basil II | |
Hermit | |
Born | ad 225 Egypt |
Died | ad 339 Egypt |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion |
Feast | March 7 |
St. Paul the Simple of Egypt (d. ad. 339) was a hermit and disciple of St. Anthony the Great.[1] St. John, the Abbot of Sinai wrote "Paul the Simple was a clear example for us, for he was the rule and type of blessed simplicity."[2] Though contemporaries, he is not to be confused with St. Paul of Thebes, regarded as the First Hermit. The account of his life is found in Palladius of Helenopolis De Vitis Patrum 8,28 and Tyrannius Rufinus Historia Eremitica 31.
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