Paulus of Verdun was a 6th-century Benedictine monk and Catholic bishop who served the diocese of Verdun starting around 630. Born in 576, he received his education at the court of Chlothar II. Before his episcopal appointment, he lived as a hermit on Paulsberg in the Vosges region and acted as the second abbot of the Tholey monastery. He is remembered as a figure of significant religious influence in Francia during the mid-7th century.