Pachomius the Great
Pachomius the Great | |
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Father of Spiritual Communal Monastic Life | |
| Founder | |
| Born | c. 290 Thebaid, Roman Egypt (near modern-day Luxor, Egypt) |
| Died | 9 May 348 Pbow, Roman Egypt (modern-day Faw al-Qibli, Egypt) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglicanism Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Lutheranism |
| Major shrine | Monastery of Saint Pachomius (Luxor), Egypt |
| Feast | 9 May 14 Pashons (Coptic Orthodox) 15 May (Catholic Benedictines, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican) |
| Attributes | Hermit in a garb, Hermit crossing the Nile on the back of a crocodile |
Pachomius (/pəˈkoʊmiəs/; Greek: Παχώμιος Pakhomios; 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. 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 (and fellow desert saint), Anthony of Egypt on 17 January.