Name
Paulos the Simple, ascetic of Egypt, ob. c. 340
Saint ID
S01480
Number in BH
BHG 1474, BHL 6594-6595
Reported Death Not Before
330
Reported Death Not After
350
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns
| ID | Title | E03321 | Palladius of Helenopolis, in his Lausiac History (22), recounts the story of *Paulos the Simple (ascetic of Egypt, S01480), recounted to him by Kronios of Sketis (Lower Egypt) and others. It is associated with *Antony ('the Great', monk of Egypt. ob. 356, S00098), and recounts a miracle of exorcism. Written in Greek at Aspuna or Ankyra (both Galatia, central Asia Minor), 419/420. | E03558 | An anonymous monk of Jerusalem writes the History of the Monks in Egypt, a collection of stories about holy men and monastic communities, which he recorded during a visit to the monasteries of Egypt in 394/5. It is the first monastic collection in Christian literature. Written in Greek at Jerusalem, 395/397. Overview entry. | E06987 | The Greek Conversion of *Taisia (penitent of Egypt, S02646) recounts the story of a prostitute in Alexandria who is converted to the monastic life by *Serapion Sindonios (travelling ascetic of Egypt, S02647). Written in Egypt, it survives in two versions, probably originating from the 5th c. |
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