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

Heraldry & Devotional Emblems

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