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Venerable (Monastic) · 4th century

Venerable Paul of Thebes

Also known as Paul the Hermit · Paul the First Hermit

Fleeing the persecution of Decius, he withdrew into the Egyptian desert at a young age and lived there in solitude for some ninety years, honored as the first Christian hermit.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 15