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[[Image:StPakhom.jpg|thumb|Coptic icon of St. Pachomius the Great, the Father of Cenobitic Monasticism]] Our venerable father '''Pachomius the Great''' (c. 292-346 A.D.) was an early Egyptian ascetic, both a [[Desert Fathers|Desert Father]] and a founder of [[cenobitic ]] [[monasticism]] in Egypt. He is celebrated by the Church on [[May 15]].
==Life==