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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Paphnutius

A venerable father of Cyprus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Feast
July 18old style July 31
Era
unknown
Place
Cyprus
Order
Venerables

Life

Venerable Paphnutius is commemorated on 18 July in the calendar of the Church of Greece (new style) among the venerable wonderworkers of Cyprus. Commemorated with him are Onesiphorus, Pammegistus, Pamphodites, Pigon, Polemius, Sozomenus, Sotirichus and Photius. The synaxarion on saint.gr states only that they are saints of the Church of Cyprus, counted among the three hundred Alamanni who came to the island. No other details survive. He is not to be confused with Paphnutius the Confessor, bishop of the Thebaid.

Commemorated the same day July 18