Pachomius the Great
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Pachomius the Great was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monk renowned as the founder of cenobitic (communal) monasticism and the organizer of some of the earliest structured monastic communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pachomius the Great canonical | 2 |
| Pachomius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2169940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pachomius the Great Context triple: [Anthony the Great, influenced, Pachomius the Great]
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A.
St. John Climacus
St. John Climacus was a 7th-century Christian monk and ascetic writer best known for his influential spiritual treatise "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," a classic of Eastern Orthodox spirituality.
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B.
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great was a 3rd–4th century Christian monk venerated as the father of monasticism for his pioneering ascetic life in the Egyptian desert.
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C.
St. Isaac the Syrian
St. Isaac the Syrian was a 7th-century Christian monk, bishop, and mystical theologian renowned for his profound writings on asceticism, divine mercy, and contemplative prayer in the Eastern Christian tradition.
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D.
Johannes Climacus
Johannes Climacus is a philosophical pseudonymous author created by Søren Kierkegaard to explore questions of faith, doubt, and the limits of reason in works such as "Philosophical Fragments" and "Concluding Unscientific Postscript."
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E.
Macarius of Egypt
Macarius of Egypt was a 4th-century Christian monk and hermit, venerated as one of the most influential Desert Fathers and a key figure in early Christian monasticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pachomius the Great Target entity description: Pachomius the Great was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monk renowned as the founder of cenobitic (communal) monasticism and the organizer of some of the earliest structured monastic communities.
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A.
St. John Climacus
St. John Climacus was a 7th-century Christian monk and ascetic writer best known for his influential spiritual treatise "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," a classic of Eastern Orthodox spirituality.
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B.
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great was a 3rd–4th century Christian monk venerated as the father of monasticism for his pioneering ascetic life in the Egyptian desert.
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C.
St. Isaac the Syrian
St. Isaac the Syrian was a 7th-century Christian monk, bishop, and mystical theologian renowned for his profound writings on asceticism, divine mercy, and contemplative prayer in the Eastern Christian tradition.
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D.
Johannes Climacus
Johannes Climacus is a philosophical pseudonymous author created by Søren Kierkegaard to explore questions of faith, doubt, and the limits of reason in works such as "Philosophical Fragments" and "Concluding Unscientific Postscript."
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E.
Macarius of Egypt
Macarius of Egypt was a 4th-century Christian monk and hermit, venerated as one of the most influential Desert Fathers and a key figure in early Christian monasticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monk
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Egyptian Christian ⓘ founder of cenobitic monasticism ⓘ monastic leader ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfMonksUnderRule | several thousand ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile Valley
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Thebaid ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 292 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Thebes
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surface form:
Thebes, Egypt
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| causeOfDeath | plague ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Roman province of Egypt
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surface form:
Roman Egypt
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| deathDate | 346 ⓘ |
| developed | rule for communal monastic life ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | eremitic (hermit) monasticism ⓘ |
| era | 4th century ⓘ |
| feastDay |
14 May (Roman Catholic, historical)
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15 May (Coptic Orthodox) ⓘ 9 May (Eastern Orthodox) ⓘ |
| founded |
monastery at Pbow
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monastery at Tabennisi ⓘ network of cenobitic monasteries in Egypt ⓘ |
| givenName |
Pachomius the Great
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pachomius
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| hasTitle | Father of Cenobitic Monasticism ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | the Great ⓘ |
| influenced |
Basil of Caesarea
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Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
surface form:
Benedict of Nursia
later Christian monastic rules ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pachomian Rule
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founding cenobitic (communal) monasticism ⓘ organizing early structured monastic communities ⓘ |
| languageOfWritings |
Coptic
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Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | template for later Christian monastic communities ⓘ |
| monasticModel | cenobitic monasticism ⓘ |
| movement | Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| numberOfMonasteriesFounded | multiple cenobitic communities ⓘ |
| placeOfMonasticActivity |
Pbow
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Tabennisi ⓘ Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Pachomian monastic federation ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Coptic Orthodox Church
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Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pachomius the Great Description of subject: Pachomius the Great was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monk renowned as the founder of cenobitic (communal) monasticism and the organizer of some of the earliest structured monastic communities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pachomius