Paphnutius of Scetis
Also: Paphnutius the Ascetic, Paphnutius Bubalis, Paphnutius Kephalas
Born perhaps between 301 and 311; the place is not known. Died perhaps from 399; the place is not known.
Disciple of Macarius the Great and priest of the monks of Scetis at the end of the fourth century.
Wrote in Coptic.
Places lived
- until 399Scetis (now Wadi El Natrun, Egypt)priestyears probable, place probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 1 work can be read here.
Filed here, not written by Paphnutius of Scetis
These texts are about this person, hold what this person said, or carry this name without good reason. Each page says which.
- Sayings of Paphnutius of Scetis about or from this personSayings and short stories of Paphnutius of Scetis, taken from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers.601 words
How we know the dates and places
- Born not sure
- John Cassian, Conferences 3.1: he was over 90 when Cassian met him, about 395-399
- Place of birth not known
- Cassian, Conferences 3.1 names no town
- Died not sure
- Cassian, Conferences 10.2: he was priest of Scetis at the Easter letter of 399; no later notice
- Place of death not known
- no ancient source
- Scetis, years probable
- Cassian, Conferences 3.1 and 10.2
- Scetis, place probable
- Cassian, Conferences 3.1; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727232