Posted on 05/09/2010 2:16:40 AM PDT by GonzoII
Although St. Anthony is usually considered the founder of Christian monasticism, it was really St. Pachomius who began monasticism as we know it today. He was the first monk to organize hermits into groups and provide them with a written rule, and both St. Basil and St. Benedict drew from this rule when they wrote their own.
St. Pachomius was born in Egypt to pagan parents around 292.
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Where in the Bible did Jesus ask for this?
Probably around where Jesus asked that anything that may be done must be found in the Bible.
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