Tag: Pachomius
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St. Pachomius the Great, St. Alexander Nevsky, St. Dimitry Uglicheski and St. Mary Magdalene 1 Russian Icon, with footnotes, #3
The four saints depicted standing beneath the ascended Christ Pachomius (c. 292 – 9 May 348 A.D.), also known as Pachome and Pakhomios, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. Coptic churches celebrate his feast day on 9 May, and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches mark his feast on 15 May or…
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