Pachomius the Great

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Pachomius the Great was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monk renowned as the founder of cenobitic (communal) monasticism and the organizer of some of the earliest structured monastic communities.

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Pachomius the Great canonical 2
Pachomius 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monk
Egyptian Christian
founder of cenobitic monasticism
monastic leader
saint
approximateNumberOfMonksUnderRule several thousand
associatedWith Nile Valley
Thebaid
birthDate c. 292
birthPlace Thebes, Egypt
linked to: Thebes
causeOfDeath plague
countryOfCitizenship Roman Egypt
deathDate 346
developed rule for communal monastic life
distinguishedFrom eremitic (hermit) monasticism
era 4th century
feastDay 14 May (Roman Catholic, historical)
15 May (Coptic Orthodox)
9 May (Eastern Orthodox)
founded monastery at Pbow
monastery at Tabennisi
network of cenobitic monasteries in Egypt
givenName Pachomius
linked to: Pachomius the Great
hasTitle Father of Cenobitic Monasticism
honorificTitle the Great
influenced Basil of Caesarea
Benedict of Nursia
later Christian monastic rules
knownFor Pachomian Rule
founding cenobitic (communal) monasticism
organizing early structured monastic communities
languageOfWritings Coptic
Greek
legacy template for later Christian monastic communities
monasticModel cenobitic monasticism
movement Christian monasticism
numberOfMonasteriesFounded multiple cenobitic communities
placeOfMonasticActivity Pbow
Tabennisi
Upper Egypt
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Pachomian monastic federation
veneratedIn Coptic Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Anthony the Great influenced Pachomius the Great
Coptic period notableFigure Pachomius the Great
Pachomius the Great givenName Pachomius
linked to: Pachomius the Great