Phnoum

Phnoum
Location
Locationnear Latopolis, Upper Egypt
Architecture
TypeMonastery
FounderPachomius the Great
Groundbreaking4th century A.D.
Completed4th century A.D.

Phnoum was a cenobitic monastery established by Pachomius the Great during the 4th century A.D.[1] Located near Latopolis in Upper Egypt, it was the southernmost of the nine Pachomian monasteries.[2][3]

According to the Bohairic Life of Pachomius (58),[4]: 78  the construction of the monastery created tensions between the local Egyptian pagans and the Christian monks.[2][5]

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