Pachomius the Great
Egyptian saint
b. 292 · d. 9 May 348
Pachomius, also known as Saint Pachomius the Great, was an Egyptian saint, generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. In the Vita Pachumii, his name is recorded as Pachumius (Παχούμιος). Coptic churches celebrate his feast day on 9 May, and Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches mark his feast on 15 May or 28 May. In Lutheranism, he is remembered as a renewer of the church, along with his contemporary, Anthony of Egypt on 17 January.
Related people
- Theodoros of Tabenna teacher of · traditional
Works
- The Rule of Pachomius c. 323–346
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How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Pachomius is conscripted and converted
- The Path of Christianity: The First Thousand Years 1 claim — Pachomius founds the koinonia