Tabenna

Tabenna (Tabennae, Tabennisi) (Coptic: ⲧⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲓ) is considered the first cenobitic monastery. It was a community founded by Pachomius in the modern hamlet of Al Dabbah[1] near Chenoboskion which is about 5 km east of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt.

Coordinates: 26°3′35″N 32°18′00″E / 26.05972°N 32.30000°E / 26.05972; 32.30000

References

  1. ↑ Jalal Ahmed Abu Bakr: Legacy of Pharaonic Egypt , Dar Al Maaref, Cairo 2014, ISBN 9770281476, p. 74
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