Saint Paul the Hermit. First half of the 18th century. By a Central European sculptor.

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Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Paul, the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, or in Egyptian Arabic as Anba Bola, Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ; (c. 226/27 – c. 341) is regarded as the first Christian hermit, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert from the age of sixteen to the age of one hundred thirteen. He is not to be confused with Paul the Simple, who was a disciple of Anthony the Great. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church as well as the Orthodox Church. Bratislava City Gallery – Mirbach Palace (Slovak: Galéria mesta Bratislavy – Mirbachov palác)

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Size: 3683px × 5535px
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
Photo credit: © Adam Ján Figeľ / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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