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Pachomius (; Greek: ΠαχώμιοςPakhomios; Coptic: Ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ; c. – 9 May 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 Roman Catholic churches mark his feast on 15 May or 28 May. In the Lutheran Church, he is remembered as a renewer of the church, along with his contemporary (and fellow desert saint), Anthony of Egypt on 17 January.

Life

Pachomius was born in in the Thebaid (near modern-day Luxor, Egypt) to pagan parents.

According to his hagiography, at age 21, Pachomius was swept up against his will in a Roman army recruitment drive, a common occurrence during this period of turmoil and civil war. With several other youths, he was put onto a ship that floated down the Nile and arrived at Thebes in the evening.

Here he first encountered local Christians, who customarily brought food and comfort dail