Pachomius

[ puh-koh-mee-uh s ]

/ pəˈkoʊ mi əs /

Saint,a.d. 292?–348?, Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.

OTHER WORDS FROM Pachomius

Pa·cho·mi·an, adjective, noun

Saint Pachomius was the first to form monkish foundations in the East.

Women of Early Christianity |Alfred Brittain
They both assumed the same name of Pachomius, and died in the odour of sanctity.

Visits To Monasteries in the Levant |Robert Curzon
Jerome translated the rule of Pachomius into Latin and it was used in parts of Italy.

The Rise of the Mediaeval Church |Alexander Clarence Flick
These monks of Pachomius lived in cells, each of which contained three.

Sketches of Church History |James Craigie Robertson

When denied ordinary wheaten bread he invented cakes of a desert manna, with which, it is said, Pachomius fed himself in Egypt.

The Death of the Gods |Dmitri Mrejkowski

Pachomius

/ (pəˈkəʊmɪəs) /

Saint. ?290–346 ad, Egyptian hermit; founder of the first Christian monastery (318). Feast day: May 14 or 15