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Contribution to Book
Pachomius
The Encyclopedia of Ancient History
  • Caroline T. Schroeder, University of the Pacific
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Department
Religious Studies
Editor(s)
Roger Bagnall, Kai Brodersen, Craige B. Champion, Andrew Erskine, and Sabine Huebner
Description

Pachomius (292–346 ce) was a Christian monk in Egypt who is often credited with founding coenobitic monasticism.

Find in WorldCat
https://www.worldcat.org/title/encyclopedia-of-ancient-history/oclc/754168397?referer=di&ht=edition
ISBN
978-1405179355
DOI
10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah05132
Publication Date
12-3-2012
Publisher
Wiley Blackwell
Keywords
  • Christianity,
  • Egyptian history,
  • Late Antiquity,
  • Religious history
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah05132/abstract
Citation Information
Caroline T. Schroeder. "Pachomius" Oxford, United KingdomThe Encyclopedia of Ancient History (2012)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/caroline-schroeder/95/