Phnoum

Phnoum
Phnoum
Location
Location	near Latopolis, Upper Egypt
Architecture
Type	Monastery
Founder	Pachomius the Great
Groundbreaking	4th century A.D.
Completed	4th century A.D.

Last updated May 14, 2025

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]

References

↑ Dunn, Marilyn (2000). The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-13463-8.
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.
↑ Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/0195162234. ISBN 978-0-19-516222-6.
↑ Veilleux, Armand (1980). Pachomian Koinonia: The life of Saint Pachomius and his disciples (volume 1). Cistercian Studies Series. Vol. 45. Kalamazoo, Mich: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-845-6.
↑ Barthel, Christian (2020). "Monastic Authority on Trial: The Synod of Latopolis". Konzilien und kanonisches Recht in Spätantike und frühem Mittelalter. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter: 25–39. ISBN 978-3-11-068437-7.

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[Dunn-1] Dunn, Marilyn (2000). The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-13463-8.

[Cambridge-2] 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.

[Harmless-3] Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/0195162234. ISBN 978-0-19-516222-6.

[Koinonia_1-4] Veilleux, Armand (1980). Pachomian Koinonia: The life of Saint Pachomius and his disciples (volume 1). Cistercian Studies Series. Vol. 45. Kalamazoo, Mich: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-845-6.

[5] Barthel, Christian (2020). "Monastic Authority on Trial: The Synod of Latopolis". Konzilien und kanonisches Recht in Spätantike und frühem Mittelalter. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter: 25–39. ISBN 978-3-11-068437-7.

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