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The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitæ; abbreviated OSPPE), commonly called the Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Catholic Church founded in Hungary during the 13th century.
Gentilis de Mone Florido, as legate of Pope Clement V, approves the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, giving it the Rule of St. Augustine. 1309 The Chapter, gathered in the Monastery of St. Lawrence near Buda, develops the first monastic constitutions.
The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit was founded in Hungary in his honour in the 13th century. He is usually represented with a palm tree, two lions, and a raven. He is also the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pablo and titular of the Cathedral of the said Diocese in San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines. See also
The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit, commonly called the Pauline Fathers, is a monastic order of the Catholic Church founded in Hungary during the 13th century.
St. Paul the First Hermit is the patron saint of the Order that bears his name: the Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit (OSPPE). He is also the patron saint of Children. This comes from a 15th-century tradition that arose because of several miracles worked through his intercession for parents of sick or dying infants or children.
Bl. Eusebius founded the Pauline Order in Hungary. Bartholomew, bishop of Pécs, gathered the first Pauline community from hermits scattered in the forests and rocky caves. In 1225, he built a monastery and a church dedicated to St. James on Mount Patacs and made the first rule of monastic life. However, the Pauline Fathers regard Bl.
