Pachomius
[puh-koh-mee-uh s]
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noun
Saint,a.d. 292?–348?, Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
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Saint Pachomius was the first to form monkish foundations in the East.
Women of Early ChristianityAlfred Brittain
These monks of Pachomius lived in cells, each of which contained three.
Sketches of Church HistoryJames Craigie Robertson
Pachomius had fourteen hundred monks in his own monastery and seven thousand under his rule.
A Short History of Monks and MonasteriesAlfred Wesley Wishart
Jerome translated the rule of Pachomius into Latin and it was used in parts of Italy.
The Rise of the Mediaeval ChurchAlexander Clarence Flick
They both assumed the same name of Pachomius, and died in the odour of sanctity.
Visits To Monasteries in the LevantRobert Curzon
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