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Tsmine

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Tsmine
Location
Locationmodern-daySohag Governorate,Egypt
Architecture
TypeMonastery
FounderPachomius the Great
Groundbreaking4th century A.D.
Completed4th century A.D.

Tsminewas acenobiticmonastery established byPachomius the Greatduring the 4th century A.D.[1]It was one of the ninePachomian monasteries.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^Dunn, Marilyn (2000).The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages.Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.ISBN0-631-13463-8.
  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.ISBN978-1-316-67665-3.
  3. ^Harmless, William (2004).Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism.Oxford: Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/0195162234.ISBN978-0-19-516222-6.