Pachomius, also known as Saint Pachomius the Great, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. In the Vita Pachumii, his name is recorded as Pachumius (Παχούμιος). 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, Anthony of Egypt on 17 January.
Christian feast day: Pachomius the Great
On May 9, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Pachomius the Great. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of May 9, one of 304 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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