RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Paul of Thebes

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Paul of Thebes (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; Koinē Greek: Παῦλος ὁ Θηβαῖος, Paûlos ho Thēbaîos; Latin: Paulus Eremita; c. 227 – c. 341), commonly known as Paul the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, was an Egyptian saint regarded as the first Christian hermit and grazer, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes, Roman Egypt from the age of 16 to the age of 113 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul of Thebes has received more than 322,296 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Paul of Thebes is the 506th most popular religious figure (down from 418th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 69th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Paul of Thebes is most famous for his life of asceticism and self-mortification.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Paul of Thebes ranks 506 out of 3,187. Before him are Ibn Majah, Bruno of Cologne, Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair, 13th Dalai Lama, Rāhula, and Maria al-Qibtiyya. After him are Rose of Lima, Haggai, Saint Sarah, Malachi, Pope Victor I, and Simeon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 227, Paul of Thebes ranks 1. After him is Zhuge Zhan. Among people deceased in 342, Paul of Thebes ranks 2. Before him is Saint Nicholas. After him is Emperor Cheng of Jin.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Paul of Thebes ranks 89 out of 642. Before him are Constantine P. Cavafy (1863), Teti (-2350), Psamtik I (-700), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), and Maria al-Qibtiyya (600). After him are Isma'il Pasha (1830), Saint Sarah (100), Athenaeus (200), Saint Menas (285), Userkaf (-2600), and Adly Mansour (1945).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Paul of Thebes ranks 15. Before him are Tiye (-1398), Pachomius the Great (292), Saint Apollonia (110), Saint Maurice (250), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), and Maria al-Qibtiyya (600). After him are Saint Sarah (100), Saint Menas (285), Mary of Egypt (344), Djet (-3000), Meritaten (-1400), and Al-Suyuti (1445).

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