Pachomius
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Saint Pachomius was the first to form monkish foundations in the East.
From Women of Early Christianity by Alfred Brittain
They both assumed the same name of Pachomius, and died in the odour of sanctity.
From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon
Pachomius reflected for a few minutes and then withdrew a little way from his companions.
From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by F. A. (Frances Alice) Forbes
"Perhaps so," replied Pachomius; "but all people are not alike."
From Saint Athanasius The Father of Orthodoxy by F. A. (Frances Alice) Forbes
It was there that organized monastic life began early in the fourth century under the influence of St. Anthony in northern and Pachomius in southern Egypt.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak
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