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name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in

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pa-ph-nuti ("the anof God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as (for example, the famous mathematician

Pafnuty Chebyshev Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev ( rus, Пафну́тий Льво́вич Чебышёв, p=pɐfˈnutʲɪj ˈlʲvovʲɪtɕ tɕɪbɨˈʂof) ( – ) was a Russian mathematician and considered to be the founding father of Russian mathematics. Chebysh ...

People

Paphnutius of Tentyra Abadir and Iraja are saints in the Coptic Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Legend They are reported to have been children of the sister of Basilides, "the father of kings". According to their legend, Abadir and Iraja fled from Antioch to ...

(3rd century AD), follower of a saint

Saints

Paphnutius of Thebes Paphnutius of Thebes, also known as Paphnutius the Confessor, was a disciple of Anthony the Great and a bishop of a city in the Upper Thebaid in the early fourth century. He is accounted by some as a prominent member of the First Council of Nica ...

(4th century AD), aka "Paphnutius the Confessor", a bishop *

Paphnutius the Ascetic Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic ( Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century. He is most famous for his accounts of the lives of many hermits of the Egyptian deser ...

(4th century AD), aka "Paphnutius the Hermit" * Hieromartyr

Paphnutius of Jerusalem The Greek name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in Egyptian pa-ph-nuti ("the anof God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Che ...

(284-305), who was martyred with 546 companions. See

April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) April 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), April 18 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - April 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), April 20 All fixed commemorations below are observed on ''May 2'' by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Julian Calendar, ...

. * Paphnutius, recluse of the

Kiev Caves Monastery Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

* :; see List of Russian saints (until 15th century) * Paphnutius the Bishop (10th century AD)

Other uses

* ''Paphnutius'' (play), a medieval play about the ascetic {{disambiguation, hndis Coptic given names