Pachomius' Communal (Cenobitic) Monastery

323 CE · Yukarı Mısır (Tabennisi) · religious

Pachomius, a former soldier, founded the first regular communal monastery in Egypt: a common rule and a common life.

Together with Anthony's eremitic tradition, it is the source of the two branches of Western monasticism.

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What was Pachomius' Communal (Cenobitic) Monastery?
Pachomius, a former soldier, founded the first regular communal monastery in Egypt: a common rule and a common life.
When did Pachomius' Communal (Cenobitic) Monastery happen?
323 CE
Where did Pachomius' Communal (Cenobitic) Monastery take place?
Yukarı Mısır (Tabennisi)