Person
Pachomius
about 292–346
Founder of community monasticism in Upper Egypt
Attested. The communities are historical. The lives are hagiography.
Pachomius, a former soldier, organized monks into a walled community with a rule, work, and common prayer, traditionally at Tabennesi. The movement spread along the Nile in his lifetime. Greek and Coptic lives disagree on details and are full of wonders. The existence of the federation is not in doubt.
Places
Councils
No council in this list names them as a participant.
Sources
No separate modern citation is attached to this biography. The confidence note is the atlas summary of the evidence.
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