Saint Paphnutius of Skete
Also known as: Paphnutius of Alexandria; Paphnutius of Scete; Paphnutius of Wadi Natrun; Paphnutius the Ascetic; Paphnutius the Buffalo (the word indicated his love of solitude); Paphnutius the Hermit; Pafnutios…; Pafnutius…; Paphnutios…
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day
July 20
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
Saint Paphnutius of Skete, a priest and devoted disciple of Saint Macarius the Great, lived as a desert hermit in Egypt during the late third and early fourth centuries. Renouncing worldly life, he embraced an austere existence
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