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miniature from the '' menologion of basil ii '' ca 339 egypt egypt march 7 240px coptic roman catholic church orthodox church eastern orthodox churches oriental orthodox churches ca 225 hermit paul_the_simple_of_egypt -lrb- menologion of basil ii -rrb- . jpg paul the simple
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paul the simple

st. paul the simple of egypt -lrb- d. ca. 339 -rrb- was a hermit and disciple of st. anthony the great .
st john , the abbot of sinai wrote `` paul the simple was a clear example for us , for he was the rule and type of blessed simplicity . ''
he was also a with contemporary st. paul of egypt , the first hermit .
the account of his life is found in palladius of helenopolis `` de vitis patrum '' 8,28 and tyrannius rufinus `` historia eremitica '' 31 .
