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title: "St. Paul the First Hermit: Feast Day January 15 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-the-first-hermit/
description: "St. Paul the First Hermit, Hermit. Remembered on January 15, died c. 341. Read their life in Bless."
---

Hermit · Remembered on January 15

# St. Paul the First Hermit

St. Paul the First Hermit is remembered on January 15 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 15](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#15) |
| Title | Hermit |
| Died | c. 341 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Friday, January 15, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-the-first-hermit/#calendar) |

## Life

Fleeing the Decian persecution as a youth, he lived some ninety years in the Egyptian desert unknown to the world, until the aged Antony, warned in a dream, found him days before his death — and buried him, tradition says, with the help of two lions.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Paul the First Hermit. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Friday, January 15, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/15/) | Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hebrews 4:1-5, 11 · Psalm 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8 · Luke 7:16 · Mark 2:1-12 |
| [Saturday, January 15, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/15/) | Saturday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 · Psalm 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 · Luke 4:18 · Mark 2:13-17 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 14 St. Felix of Nola](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-felix-of-nola/) [January 16 St. Marcellus I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-marcellus-i/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 15?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-15) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Paul the First Hermit

Remembered on January 15

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-the-first-hermit/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul-the-first-hermit/#calendar)

In the app

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