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4th-century Egyptian Christian monastery
Tsmine
Location
Locationmodern-day Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Architecture
TypeMonastery
FounderPachomius the Great
Groundbreaking4th century A.D.
Completed4th century A.D.

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

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

References

  1. Dunn, Marilyn (2000). The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-13463-8.
  2. Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. (2017-11-23). The Monastic Landscape of Late Antique Egypt: An Archaeological Reconstruction. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781316676653.007. ISBN 978-1-316-67665-3.
  3. Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/0195162234. ISBN 978-0-19-516222-6.
Monasteries in Egypt
Italics indicate defunct monasteries.
Monastery of Saint PishoyUpper Egypt
Pachomian
Coptic Cross
Middle EgyptMonastery of Saint Parsoma
Lower Egypt
Eastern Desert
Nitrian Desert
Sinai

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