and structured religious community, even though such institutions differ in form, theology, and purpose.

Laurae and Coenobia

At Tabennae on the Nile, in Upper Egypt, Saint Pachomius laid the foundations for the coenobitical life by arranging everything in an organized manner. He built several monasteries, each with about 1,600 separate cells laid out in lines. These cells formed an encampment where the monks

1.Previous
3.Next