The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit are a Hungarian founded Religious Order of the Roman Catholic Church, they more formally known as (Latin: Ordo Fratrum Sancti Pauli Primi Eremitae, Czech: Řád paulínů, German: Pauliner, Hungarian: Első Remete Szent Pál Rendje, Polish: Paulini – Zakon Świętego Pawła Pierwszego Pustelnika, Slovak: Rád Svätého Pavla Prvého Pustovníka, Croatian: Red svetog Pavla prvog pustinjaka – pavlini).
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.
| The Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit | |
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| Abbreviation | O.S.P.P.E., Pauline Fathers |
| Motto | Solus Cum Deo Solo |
| Formation | 1250 AD |
| Type | Catholic religious order |
| Headquarters | Jasna Gora, Poland |
| Founder | Blessed Eusebius of Esztergom |
| Key people | Blessed Eusebius of Esztergom, George Martinuzzi,Bishop Bartholomew of Pécs, |
| Website | http://www.paulini.pl/ |
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