Pbow

Basilica of Saint Pachomius
Location
LocationFaw al-Qibli, Egypt
Geographic coordinates26°06′45″N 32°24′11″E / 26.112500°N 32.403056°E / 26.112500; 32.403056
Architecture
TypeMonastery
FounderPachomius the Great
Groundbreaking336
Completed337
Demolishedc. 1000 AD

Pbow was a cenobitic monastery established by St. Pachomius in 336-337 AD. Pbow is about 100 km (62 miles) north of Luxor in modern Upper Egypt.[1] It was one of the nine Pachomian monasteries.[2]

  1. ^ Emmel, Stephen (2010). "The 'Coptic Gnostic Library of Nag Hammadi' and the Faw Qibli Excavations". In Gabra, Gawdat; Takla, Hany (eds.). Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt: Volume 2: Nag Hammadi–Esna. American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-311-1.
  2. ^ Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. (2017-11-23). The Monastic Landscape of Late Antique Egypt: An Archaeological Reconstruction. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316676653.007. ISBN 978-1-316-67665-3.