Paul the Simple
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name=Paul the Simple
birth_date=Unknown
death_date=ca 339
feast_day=March 7
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church ,Eastern Orthodox ,Eastern Catholic ,Oriental Orthodox
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birth_place=Egypt
death_place=Egypt
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issues=Paul the Simple (d. ca. 339) was a contemporary of St. Anthony and a younger contemporary of St. Paul of Egypt, the First Hermit. The account of his life is found in
Palladius of Helenopolis "De Vitis Patrum" 8,28 andTyrannius Rufinus "Historia Eremitica" 31.Originally a
farmer , upon discovering that his wife was anadulteress , Paul left her to become ahermit . He requested to study themonastic life from St. Anthony, but the latter was reluctant to accept him as Paul was 60 years old. Paul refused to leave, living outside St. Anthony’s door night and day until the fourth night, fearing that Paul would die of exposure, Anthony took him in. Paul’s simple mind staggered Anthony, especially that night at dinner when Anthony took a crust ofbread and offered three to Paul. When each had eaten one crust, Anthony offered another to Paul. "If you have another one, I will," said Paul, "but not if you won't." "I've had quite sufficient for one who is amonk ," said Anthony. Paul replied: "Then one is enough for me, for I want to be a monk." Later the account describes amiracle performed by Paul—a victim ofdemonic possession came to the cell on St. Anthony, but he directed the boy to Paul who, with aprayer toChrist , cast the creature toRed Sea .See also
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Desert Fathers
*Christian monasticism References
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