Paphnutius
# 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 Пафнутий (for example, the famous mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev).

## People

* Paphnutius of Tentyra (3rd century AD), follower of a saint

### Saints

* Paphnutius of Thebes (4th century AD), aka "Paphnutius the Confessor", a bishop
* Paphnutius the Ascetic (4th century AD), aka "Paphnutius the Hermit"
* Hieromartyr Paphnutius of Jerusalem (284-305), who was martyred with 546 companions. See April 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
* Paphnutius, recluse of the Kiev Caves Monastery
* Paphnutius of Borovsk [ru]:; see List of Russian saints (until 15th century)
* Paphnutius the Bishop (10th century AD)

## Other uses

* Paphnutius (play), a medieval play about the ascetic
