Tbew (also spelled Thbew, [1]: 26 Tbewe, or Tbow) was an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monastery that was established in the mid-4th century. It was one of the Pachomian monasteries. [2]
Egypt is known as the birthplace of Christian cenobitic monasticism. [2] [3] Tbew was founded by Petronius, a wealthy Christian and fourth-century monk who briefly succeeded Saint Pachomius as leader of the Koinonia. [4] Petronius is also revered as a saint in the Coptic Church. [4] Tbew would be the seventh monastery to join Pachomius' community of monks (known as the Koinonia). [5] Pachomian monasteries are widely considered to be the first Christian monasteries which regulated the behavior, prayer, and daily lives of its monks. [2] Tbew was the last of the five core monasteries to join the Koinonia along the Nile. [5]
Petronius first gathered men on his family's estate who wanted to spend their lives worshiping Christ. [3] After doing so, Petronius went to Pachomius about turning his estate into a monastery after hearing of Koinonia. The rules at the Pachomian monasteries, including Tbew, were influential on the history of Christian monasticism. [2] The rules were adapted by the anonymous author of the Rule of the Master and influenced the Benedictine Rule. [2]
Although not much is known about the architecture of the monastery, historians hypothesized that it was located within a fertile valley. [3]
- ^ Dunn, Marilyn (2000). The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-13463-8.
- ^ a b c d e Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians : an introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803674-6. OCLC 318458883.
- ^
a
b
c Goehring, James E. (1999).
Ascetics, society, and the desert : studies in early Egyptian monasticism. Harrisburg, PA.
ISBN
1-56338-269-5.
OCLC
40907656.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ a b "Petronius, Saint". ccdl.claremont.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^
a
b Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. (2017).
The monastic landscape of late antique Egypt : an archaeological reconstruction. Cambridge, United Kingdom.
ISBN
978-1-107-16181-8.
OCLC
974865692.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
Monasteries in
Egypt | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Italics indicate defunct monasteries. | |||||
 | Upper Egypt |
|  | ||
| Middle Egypt | Monastery of Saint Parsoma | ||||
| Lower Egypt | |||||
| Eastern Desert | |||||
| Nitrian Desert | |||||
| Sinai | |||||
Tbew (also spelled Thbew, [1]: 26 Tbewe, or Tbow) was an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monastery that was established in the mid-4th century. It was one of the Pachomian monasteries. [2]
Egypt is known as the birthplace of Christian cenobitic monasticism. [2] [3] Tbew was founded by Petronius, a wealthy Christian and fourth-century monk who briefly succeeded Saint Pachomius as leader of the Koinonia. [4] Petronius is also revered as a saint in the Coptic Church. [4] Tbew would be the seventh monastery to join Pachomius' community of monks (known as the Koinonia). [5] Pachomian monasteries are widely considered to be the first Christian monasteries which regulated the behavior, prayer, and daily lives of its monks. [2] Tbew was the last of the five core monasteries to join the Koinonia along the Nile. [5]
Petronius first gathered men on his family's estate who wanted to spend their lives worshiping Christ. [3] After doing so, Petronius went to Pachomius about turning his estate into a monastery after hearing of Koinonia. The rules at the Pachomian monasteries, including Tbew, were influential on the history of Christian monasticism. [2] The rules were adapted by the anonymous author of the Rule of the Master and influenced the Benedictine Rule. [2]
Although not much is known about the architecture of the monastery, historians hypothesized that it was located within a fertile valley. [3]
- ^ Dunn, Marilyn (2000). The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-13463-8.
- ^ a b c d e Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians : an introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803674-6. OCLC 318458883.
- ^
a
b
c Goehring, James E. (1999).
Ascetics, society, and the desert : studies in early Egyptian monasticism. Harrisburg, PA.
ISBN
1-56338-269-5.
OCLC
40907656.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link) - ^ a b "Petronius, Saint". ccdl.claremont.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^
a
b Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. (2017).
The monastic landscape of late antique Egypt : an archaeological reconstruction. Cambridge, United Kingdom.
ISBN
978-1-107-16181-8.
OCLC
974865692.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
Monasteries in
Egypt | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Italics indicate defunct monasteries. | |||||
| Upper Egypt |
| | ||
| Middle Egypt | Monastery of Saint Parsoma | ||||
| Lower Egypt | |||||
| Eastern Desert | |||||
| Nitrian Desert | |||||
| Sinai | |||||