Tsmine Explained

Tsmine
Location:modern-day Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Architecture Type:Monastery
Founded By:Pachomius the Great
Groundbreaking:4th century A.D.
Year Completed:4th century A.D.

Tsmine was a cenobitic monastery established by Pachomius the Great during the 4th century A.D.[1] It was one of the nine Pachomian monasteries.[2]

During Pachomius's lifetime, Petronius served as the superior of Tsmine.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dunn, Marilyn . The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages . Blackwell Publishers . Oxford . 2000 . 0-631-13463-8.
  2. Book: Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. . The Monastic Landscape of Late Antique Egypt: An Archaeological Reconstruction . Cambridge University Press . 2017-11-23 . 978-1-316-67665-3 . 10.1017/9781316676653.007.
  3. Book: Harmless, William . Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism . Oxford University Press . 2004 . 978-0-19-516222-6 . Oxford . 10.1093/0195162234.

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