Talk:Paul of Thebes

Not Paul of Thebes who prayed with pebbles
"In the Vita of Saint Paul of Thebes it states that he used pebbles and knotted cords to count prayers. [10] [11]"

Vitae Patrum, Book 7 [Palladius' Lausiac History], ch. 23: "Abba Paul." This is not Paul of Thebes, but rather a "Paul of Pherme" or perhaps "Paul of Scetis." I quote: "There is a mountain called Pherme in Egypt on the edge of the vast desert of Scete where about five hundred men live the ascetic life. Among them was a fine monk called Paul who had never lived any other kind of life than this. He had never had paid employment, nor engaged in any sort of business, and never accepted more food from anybody than he could eat in the course of one day. He devoted his life to the work of perpetual prayer. He used three hundred distinct set prayers, and kept the same number of pebbles in one of his pockets. For each prayer, he would transfer one pebble to another pocket. He once visited the holy man Macarius Pollicitus in search of grace and spiritual profit and said to him, "I am extremely distressed, abba Macarius." And the servant of Christ began to explain the reason why he was troubled by telling him of [it]." Raschau (talk) 14:09, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Paul the Hermit also honored in the Anglican/Episcopal Church
The Episcopal parish of Palm Springs, CA, the Church of St. Paul in the Desert, is under the patronage of Paul the Hermit.

Michael Howard Palm Springs, CA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.150.69.114 (talk) 00:24, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

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St. Paul of Thebes
He lived a life similar to St Benedict 68.229.251.30 (talk) 22:59, 22 October 2022 (UTC)