Paul of Thebes
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Paul of Thebes, 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 deser
Saint Paul, "The First Hermit", Jusepe de Ribera, Museo del Prado (1640)
Relics of Paul of Thebes preserved in the Roman Catholic basilica Santa Maria in Porto, Ravenna.
Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Paul the Anchorite, Diego Velázquez, circa 1634
Fresco of Paul of Thebes from Stavronikita
Hermit
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A hermit, also known as an eremite or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Paul of Thebes
…Coptic Orthodox Church Hermit Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite…
Saint Jerome, who lived as a hermit near Bethlehem, depicted in his study being visited by two angels (by Cavarozzi, early 17th century)
Eremitic cave in Spain
Church of the hermitage Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden in Warfhuizen, Netherlands
St. Seraphim of Sarov sharing his meal with a bear