Saint
Paul the Confessor
New Calendar March 8 Old Calendar March 21
Why they are a saint
Paul I of Constantinople or Saint Paul the Confessor, was the sixth bishop of Constantinople, elected first in 337. Paul I became involved in the Arian controversy which drew in the Emperor of the West, Constans, and his counterpart in the East, his brother Roman emperor Constantius II. Paul I was installed and deposed three times from the See of Constantinople between 337 and 350.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Paul the Confessor as a patron when they bear the name Paul at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on March 8.
Prayer
O holy Paul the Confessor, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.