# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-the-simple
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:46:06.230Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-the-simple"
name: "Paul the Simple"
slug: "paul-the-simple"
description: "Paul the Simple of Egypt was a hermit and disciple of Anthony the Great. John, the Abbot of Sinai wrote \"Paul the Simple was a clear example for us, for he was the rule and type of blessed simplicity.\" Though contemporaries, he is not to be confused with Paul of Thebes, regarded as the First Hermit. The account of his life is found in Palladius of Helenopolis De Vitis Patrum 8,28 and Tyrannius Rufinus Historia Eremitica 31."
tagline: "Egyptian saint"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul_the_Simple_of_Egypt_(Menologion_of_Basil_II).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "225"
deathDate: "339"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.76
  momentum:             1.858407079646018
  historical:           9.418432000000001
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Павло Препростий"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "بولس البسيط"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pau_el_Simple"
    title: "Pau el Simple"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Simple"
    title: "Paul the Simple"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_el_Simple"
    title: "Pablo el Simple"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_le_Simple"
    title: "Paul le Simple"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawe%C5%82_Prostak"
    title: "Paweł Prostak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9"
    title: "Павел Препростый"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Павле Препрости"
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  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Mnyofu"
    title: "Paulo Mnyofu"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump