Phnoum | |
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Location | |
Location | near Latopolis, Upper Egypt |
Architecture | |
Type | Monastery |
Founder | Pachomius the Great |
Groundbreaking | 4th century A.D. |
Completed | 4th century A.D. |
Phnoum was a cenobitic monastery established by Pachomius the Great during the 4th century A.D. [1] Located near Latopolis in Upper Egypt, it was the southernmost of the nine Pachomian monasteries. [2] [3]
According to the Bohairic Life of Pachomius (58), [4]: 78 the construction of the monastery created tensions between the local Egyptian pagans and the Christian monks. [2] [5]
Phnoum | |
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Location | |
Location | near Latopolis, Upper Egypt |
Architecture | |
Type | Monastery |
Founder | Pachomius the Great |
Groundbreaking | 4th century A.D. |
Completed | 4th century A.D. |
Phnoum was a cenobitic monastery established by Pachomius the Great during the 4th century A.D. [1] Located near Latopolis in Upper Egypt, it was the southernmost of the nine Pachomian monasteries. [2] [3]
According to the Bohairic Life of Pachomius (58), [4]: 78 the construction of the monastery created tensions between the local Egyptian pagans and the Christian monks. [2] [5]