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Pachomius the Great

292 - 348

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Pachomius (; Greek: Παχώμιος Pakhomios; Coptic: Ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ; c. 292 – 9 May 348 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 Catholic churches mark his feast on 15 May or 28 May. In Lutheranism, he is remembered as a renewer of the church, along with his contemporary (and fellow desert saint), Anthony of Egypt on 17 January. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pachomius the Great is the 279th most popular religious figure (up from 438th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Egypt (up from 75th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Pachomius the Great is most famous for founding the first Christian monastic community in Egypt.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pachomius the Great ranks 279 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Cornelius, Pope Gregory V, Pope Sergius IV, Tomás de Torquemada, Pope Honorius I, and Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Pope Sixtus III, Pope Adeodatus I, Vladimir the Great, Pope Sergius III, Elizabeth of Hungary, and John of the Cross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 292, Pachomius the Great ranks 2. Before him is Margaret the Virgin.  Among people deceased in 348, Pachomius the Great ranks 1. After him is Saint Spyridon.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Pachomius the Great ranks 42 out of 642. Before him are Ptolemy XIV of Egypt (-60), Demis Roussos (1946), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Farouk of Egypt (1920), Menkaure (-2001), and Omar Sharif (1932). After him are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954), Ramesses III (-1217), Horemheb (-1319), Ramesses I (-1300), Ankhesenamun (-1347), and Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator (-62).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Egypt

Among religious figures born in Egypt, Pachomius the Great ranks 9. Before him are Anthony the Great (251), Moses in Islam (-1392), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Hagar (-1800), Joshua (-1355), and Seti I (-1323). After him are Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (250), Saint Sarah (100), Tiye (-1398), Mary of Egypt (344), Saint Apollonia (110), and Moses the Black (332).

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