Paphnutius
The Greek name Paphnutius (Παφνούτιος) takes its origin in Egyptian pa-ph-nuti ("the [man] of God" or "that who belongs to God"; see the Coptic name "Papnoute"). The name entered Russian as ru:Пафнутий (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev).
People
Given name
- Paphnutius of Tentyra (3rd century AD) follower of a saint
Saints
Paphnutius is the name of different saints:
- Paphnutius of Thebes (4th century AD) aka "Paphnutius the Confessor", also a bishop
- Paphnutius the Ascetic (4th century AD) aka "Paphnutius the Hermit"
- Paphnutius of Jerusalem
- Paphnutius, recluse of the Kiev Caves Monastery
- Paphnutius of Borovsk
- Paphnutius the Bishop (10th century AD)
Other uses
- Paphnutius (play) a medieval play about the ascetic
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