RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul of Thebes

227 - 342

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Paul of Thebes (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; Koine 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, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes in Roman Egypt from the age of 16 to the age of 113 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul of Thebes is the 564th most popular religious figure (down from 506th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 89th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Paul of Thebes is most famous for his life of asceticism and self-mortification.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul of Thebes ranks 564 out of 3,187. Before him are Moses the Black, Saint Menas, Philomena, Halimah bint Abi Dhuayb, Jehoshaphat, and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad. After him are Rose of Lima, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Ibn Hazm, Annas, Josemaría Escrivá, and Pope Severinus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 227, Paul of Thebes ranks 1. After him is Zhuge Zhan. Among people deceased in 342, Paul of Thebes ranks 2. Before him is Saint Nicholas. After him is Emperor Cheng of Jin.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Paul of Thebes ranks 100 out of 642. Before him are Muhammad Abduh (1849), Lactantius (250), Arsinoe IV of Egypt (-68), Moses the Black (332), Saint Menas (285), and Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876). After him are Berenice IV of Egypt (-77), Meritaten (-1400), Adly Mansour (1945), Ramesses VI (-1175), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), and Saint Maurice (250).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Paul of Thebes ranks 17. Before him are Saint Sarah (100), Tiye (-1398), Mary of Egypt (344), Saint Apollonia (110), Moses the Black (332), and Saint Menas (285). After him are Meritaten (-1400), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Saint Maurice (250), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Djet (-3000), and Apollos (100).

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