Pauline Fathers (Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit)
Nation | Active
1215 CE
to 2057 CE
The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, known also simply as Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Roman Catholic Church, founded in Hungary during the thirteenth century.
Its post-nominal letters are O.S.P.P.E.This name is derived from the hermit Saint Paul of Thebes (died ca.
345), canonized in 491 by Pope Gelasius I.
After his death, a monastery taking him as its model was founded on Mount Sinai and still exists today.
