c. 290 Thebaid, Roman Egypt (near modern-day Luxor, Egypt)
Died
(348-05-09)9 May 348 Pbow, Roman Egypt (modern-day Faw al-Qibli, Egypt)
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Anglican Church Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Catholic Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Lutheran Church
Major shrine
Monastery of Saint Pachomius (Luxor), Egypt
Feast
9 May 14 Pashons (Coptic Orthodox) 15 May (Roman Catholic Benedictines, Orthodox, Anglican)
Attributes
Hermit in a garb, Hermit crossing the Nile on the back of a crocodile
Pachomius (/pəˈkoʊmiəs/; Greek: ΠαχώμιοςPakhomios; Coptic: Ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ; c. 292 – 9 May 348 AD), also known as Saint Pachomius the Great, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism.[1] Coptic churches celebrate his feast day on 9 May, and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches mark his feast on 15 May[2] or 28 May.[3] In the Lutheran Church, he is remembered as a renewer of the church, along with his contemporary (and fellow desert saint), Anthony of Egypt on 17 January.
^Gawdat Gabra; Hany N. Takla (2010). Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt. American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-977-416-311-1.
Pachomius (/pəˈkoʊmiəs/; Greek: Παχώμιος Pakhomios; Coptic: Ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ; c. 292 – 9 May 348 AD), also known as Saint PachomiustheGreat, is generally recognized...
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solitarity, PachomiustheGreat, a Copt from Upper Egypt, established cenobitic monasticism in his monasteries in Upper Egypt, which laid the basic monastic...
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of the province. Little is known of the history of Christianity in the place, as only the names of two ancient bishops are given: PachomiustheGreat, generally...
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and the Epistle of Jude (Jude 1:9), where it is used of Michael, who in Daniel 10 (Daniel 10:12) is called 'one of the chief princes,' and 'thegreat prince'...
image, the king placed it with great honor in one of his palatial houses. After Christ's execution, Thomas the Apostle sent Addai, one of the 70 or 72...
him as "Christ" and said: "Greetings, Pachomius, I am Christ paying you a visit, my faithful friend." But Pachomius was in turmoil and had confusing thoughts...
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associated with the classical planet Jupiter. The angel's position in the sephirot is fourth, which corresponds to Chesed "Kindness". In the Japanese light...
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she lived in the 7th century and was martyred by her father. The story of Dymphna was first recorded in the 13th century by a canon of the Church of Aubert...
the course of the moon. The fallen watcher Sariel (Sahariel), according to the Book of Enoch, was one of the leaders of angels who lusted after the daughters...
affection for his Master and great zeal that he showed by all means to the Gospel, was surnamed Zelotes, having received the Holy Ghost from above, travelled...
invention is attributed to Anthony the Great or his associate PachomiustheGreat in the 4th century. In Vita of Saint Paul of Thebes (227 AD to 342 AD)...
origins of Christian monasticism itself. The invention of the prayer rope is attributed to PachomiustheGreat in the fourth century as an aid for illiterate...
prominent saints of the Coptic Church such as Anthony theGreat, PachomiustheGreat and Shenoute. Shenoute helped fully standardise the Coptic language through...
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