Communal Monasticism 1. St Pachomius. 2. Pachomian monasteries 3. Pachomian Rules. 4. Monasticism in the West: St Benedict 5. Monastic communities in the US today. Apa Menos is a friend of God
Dec 19, 2015
Communal Monasticism
1. St Pachomius.2. Pachomian monasteries3. Pachomian Rules.4. Monasticism in the West:
St Benedict5. Monastic communities in
the US today. Apa Menos is a friend of God
St. Pachomius (290-346)
• Founded a monastery at Tabenninsi in Egypt about 320 AD
• Wrote the first monastic rule
Pachomius & David of Thessalonica (right)
Main architectural features of Pachomius’s monastery
• Enclosing wall
• Gate-house
• Guest-house
• Assembly Hall (church or synaxis)
• Refectory with Kitchen
• Hospital
• Several houses with cells for monks
The Father of Western Monasticism: St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547)
Monastic vows:• Poverty• Chastity• Obedience• (Stability)
Monasteries in the US Today:• Cistercian (Trappist) Assumption
Abbey for men in Ava, Missouri: http://assumptionabbey.org
• Cistercian (Trappist) New Melleray Abbey for men in Dubuque, Iowa: http://www.newmelleray.org/index.html
• Our Lady of the Mississippi monastery for women in Dubuque, Iowa: http://www.mississippiabbey.org
http://www.contemplation.com/Hermitage/community.html
http://www.chartreux.org/