Coptic icon of St. Paule the Hermit (left, with a tunic made of palm tree fiber) with St. Anthony the Great - Note the raven bringing them a loaf of bread (top of the icon, in between the two saints), and the two lions near the bottom left of the icon
Sometimes called Paul the Hermit or Paul (Pavly) the Anchorite (ca 228 - ca 341). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (515x722, 90 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (515x722, 90 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Paul of Thebes is regarded as the first Christian hermit.
Feast day: February 9. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
According to St. JeromeVitae Patrum (Vita Pauli primi eremitae), Paul fled to the Theban desert during the persecution of Decius and Valerianus (ca 250). Firstly, he lived in exile but moved later to the mountains of Thebes desert where he lived in a cave. He ate only fruits and drank water, later a crow brought him daily a half loaf of bread. Next Jerome tells us about the meeting of St. Antonius and Paul, when the hermit is already 113 years old. They conversed with each other for one day and one night. The next time Antonius visited him, he was already dead. Antonius clothed him in a tunic which was a present from St. Athanasius and buried him with the help of two lions. , by Albrecht Dürer Jerome (ca. ... Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius (201-251), Roman emperor (249 - 251) was born at Budalia near Sirmium in lower Pannonia. ... Publius Licinius Valerianus (Latin: IMPERATOR CAESAR PVBLIVS LICINIVS VALERIANVS · PIVS FELIX · INVICTVS AVGVSTVS)¹ (ca. ... It has been suggested that Anthony the Abbot be merged into this article or section. ... Athanasius of Alexandria (also spelled Athanasios) (298–May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Patriarch of Alexandria, in the fourth century. ...
The name Saint Paul may refer to one of several possible meanings or references, though it is most commonly used to refer to the Biblical Paul of Tarsus.
Paul of Tarsus, or The Apostle Paul, originally called Saul of Tarsus — one of the early leaders of the Christian Church.
The best-known Saint Paul in the United States is the capital of the state of Minnesota.
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