Pachomian Rule
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The Pachomian Rule is one of the earliest formal sets of regulations for Christian communal monastic life, established in the 4th century and influential in shaping later monastic traditions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
late antique text
ⓘ
monastic rule ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
cenobitic monasticism
ⓘ
communal monastic life ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 320–346 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pachomius the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorAttribution | Pachomius the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Pachomian monastic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
asceticism
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community of goods ⓘ obedience ⓘ stability in the monastery ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | early Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| geographicSphereOfInfluence |
Eastern Mediterranean monasticism
ⓘ
Egyptian monasticism ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
model for organized cenobitic communities
ⓘ
one of the earliest formal rules for Christian communal monastic life ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rule of Basil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rule of Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ later Eastern Christian monastic rules ⓘ later Western Christian monastic rules ⓘ |
| language |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Latin (later translations) ⓘ |
| originEmpire | Roman Empire GENERATED ⓘ |
| originPlace | Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originRegion | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Coptic manuscripts
ⓘ
Greek translations ⓘ Latin translations ⓘ |
| regulates |
admission of new members
ⓘ
common property ⓘ daily life of monks ⓘ discipline and penalties ⓘ fasting and diet ⓘ obedience to superiors ⓘ prayer schedule ⓘ silence and speech ⓘ work and manual labor ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
cenobitic rule
ⓘ
eremitic monasticism (by contrast) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Pachomian monasteries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coenobitic communities along the Nile ⓘ |
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