Paulo Mnyofu (225 - 339 hivi ) alikuwa mmonaki huko Misri kusini chini ya Antoni Abati aliyemjaribu kwa kila namna na kuthibitisha utiifu wake wa ajabu. Alijaliwa uwezo wa pekee juu ya pepo. Tangu kale anaheshimiwa na Wakatoliki, Waorthodoksi, Waorthodoksi wa Mashariki na Waanglikana kama mtakatifu. Sikukuu yake huadhimishwa tarehe 7 Machi. Msemo wake mrefu katika tafsiri ya Kiswahili unapatikana ndani ya kitabu: Misemo ya Mababa wa Jangwani (Apophthegmata Patrum) – tafsiri ya W. Ngowi, O.F.M.Cap. – ed. Salvatorianum – Morogoro 2000 –ISBN 0-264-66350-0 Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko Mababu wa jangwani Online, Catholic. St. Paul the Simple - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online (en). CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Paul the Simple. Yohane Climacus wrote: "Paul the Simple was a clear example for us, for he was the rule and type of blessed simplicity."Venerable Paul the Simple of Egypt (en). Martyrologium Romanum https://catholicsaints.info/saint-paul-the-simple/