Paul the Deacon
Paul the Deacon | |
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Portrait of Paulus Diaconus from a 10th-century manuscript (Laurentian Library Plut. 65.35 fol. 34r) | |
| Title | Deacon |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Paulus Warnefridus c. 720s |
| Died | 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 AD |
| Nationality | Lombard |
| Parent(s) | Warnefrid and Theodelinda |
| Known for | History of the Lombards |
| Occupation | Benedictine monk, scribe, and historian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | pre-Schism Latin Church |
| Order | Benedictines |
| Ordination | c. 782 |
Paul the Deacon (c. 720s – 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 AD), also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefridus, Barnefridus, or Winfridus, and sometimes suffixed Cassinensis (i.e. "of Monte Cassino"), was a Benedictine monk, scribe, and historian of the Lombards.