Saint Paul of Thebes
Egyptian saint
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Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Paul the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, was an Egyptian saint regarded as the first Christian hermit and grazer, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes, Roman Egypt from the age of... Wikipedia
Born: 227 AD, Thebaid
Died: 341 AD (age 114 years), Thebes, Egypt
Place of burial: Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite
Major shrine: Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, Egypt
Venerated in: Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Churches; Oriental Orthodox Churches; Anglican Communion
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