Name
Paul, the First Anchorite
Saint ID
S00089
Number in BH
BHG 1466-1470, BHL 6596-6598
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses
| ID | Title | E00217 | Fulgentius, bishop of Ruspe, in his treatise On the Truth of Predestination, refers to holy monks of Egypt, whom he knows most probably from monastic hagiography, as examples of saintly life. Contains references to *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089), *Antony ('the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098), *Hilarion (anchorite in Palestine and Cyprus, ob. 371, S00099), *Makarios (probably Makarios 'the Egyptian', monastic founder in the Sketis, ob.391, S00863), and *Ioannes/John (probably of Lycopolis, anchorite of Egypt, S00102). Written in Latin in Ruspe (Byzacena, central North Africa), c. 523. | E00241 | Coptic donation certifying the gift of property to the monastery of *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089), on the mountain of Jeme (Upper Egypt), by a woman, resident in the street of *Ananias (bishop venerated at Jeme, S01224), on her deathbed for the salvation of her soul; dated 31 May 735. | E00510 | The Piacenza Pilgrim mentions his visit to the cave of a hermit *Paul (probably the First Anchorite, S00089), in the eastern desert of Egypt. Account of an anonymous pilgrim, written in Latin, probably in Placentia (northern Italy), c. 560. | E00700 | Jerome, in his Life of Hilarion, states that some people disbelieved in the existence of *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089), whose life he had written in the early 370s. Written in Bethlehem (Palestine) in the early 390s. | E00750 | Jerome's Life of *Paul of Thebes (the First Anchorite, S00089) presents him as the first hermit, who spent his entire life in solitude and was discovered only just before his death by *Antony ('the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098). Written in Latin in the desert of Chalkis (Syria), c. 375. | E00845 | Sulpicius Severus writes his Dialogues on *Martin (ascetic and bishop of Tours, ob. 397, S00050), presenting him as a monk, bishop, and above all miracle-worker, superior to monks of Egypt. Written in Latin in Primuliacum (south-west Gaul), c. 404-406. Overview entry. | E02884 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Jerusalem, commemorates on 18 January the consecration of the Monastery of Choziba of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), the bishops of Alexandria, *Alexander (ob. 326/328,S00294), *Athanasios (ob. 374, S00294), and *Kyrillos/Cyril (ob. 444, S00733), and *Paul of Thebes (the first anchorite, S01349). | E03872 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 21 September *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089), *Antony ('the Great', monk of Egypt, ob. 356, S00098) and *Jonah (the Old Testament prophet, S01237). | E03912 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 31 October *Isaiah (Old Testament Prophet, S00282), *Menas (soldier and martyr of Abu Mena, S00073) and *Phokas (possibly martyr of Antioch on the Orontes, S00413), *Paul (the first anchorite, S00089), *Pantaleon / Panteleemon, martyr of Nicomedia, during the Diocletian persecution of 305, S00596), *Cornelius (probably the Centurion, New Testament saint, S00301), and *Epimachos (of Pelusium, martyr of Alexandria, S00222). | E03918 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th century, based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 6 November probably *Domninos (martyr of Caesarea of Palestine, S00190) or *Dometios (monk of Syria, later 4th c., S00414), *Drosis (virgin and martyr of Antioch, S01189), and *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089). | E04040 | Coptic inscription on nummulitic limestone, presumably from Middle Egypt, with a long invocation to a large number of saints including *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033), *Michael (the Archangel, S00181), *Adam (the first man, S00772), the *Patriarchs (S00138) and *Apostles (S00084), the martyrs *Viktor (martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749), *Phoibammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), *Paul (the first anchorite, S00089) and his brothers, as well as list of holy monastic figures, such as *Apollo, Anoup and Phib (monks and monastic founders, S00774), *Patermoute (perhaps the saint with cult at Jeme,S01222), *Proou, and all the saints; datable to the 6th/9th century. | E04082 | Coptic funerary inscription of unknown Egyptian provenance, invoking a number of saints, such as Apa *Pshoi (probably the martyr of Egypt, S01245), Apa *Paul (S00089), Apa *Sourous (S01584), Apa *Petros (bishop and martyr of Alexandria, S00247), Apa *Biktor (presumably Viktor the martyr of Egypt, son of Romanos, S00749), and Apa *Phobammon (soldier and martyr of Assiut, S00080), datable to the 6th/8th century. | E05407 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 10 January of *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089), whose soul *Antony ('the Great', S00098) saw carried to heaven by angels and *apostles (S00084). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E06559 | Aldhelm, in his prose On Virginity, names *Paul (the First Anchorite, S00089) as an exemplary virgin. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/686. | E06659 | Aldhelm's verse On Virginity lists a range of saints as exemplary virgins, with some variations to the list found in the earlier prose version of the same treatise. Written in Latin in southern Britain, for the nuns at the monastery at Barking (south-east Britain), c. 675/710. Overview entry | E07143 | Greek translation of Jerome's Life of *Paul of Thebes (the First Anchorite, S00089), of uncertain date. Skeleton entry | E08315 | 35 relic labels at Sens (northern Gaul), datable by their script to the 7th or 8th c., for relics of a great diversity of saints. Written in Latin, perhaps at Sens, or at an earlier stage in their transmission. | E08324 | The Hibernensis canon law collection's 49th book, 'Concerning Relics Buried in a Remote Place,' quotes a number of unidentified sayings and precedents, including some falsely attributed to Origen and Jerome. Compiled in Latin in Ireland and/or Iona (north-west Britain), c. 690/748. |
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