Tbew

Tbew (also spelled Thbew,^[1]^: 26 Tbewe, or Tbow) was an Egyptian Coptic Orthodox monastery that was established in the mid-4th century. It was one of the Pachomian monasteries.^[2]

History

Egypt is known as the birthplace of Christian cenobitic monasticism.^[2]^[3] Tbew was founded by Petronius, a wealthy Christian and fourth-century monk who briefly succeeded Saint Pachomius as leader of the Koinonia.^[4] Petronius is also revered as a saint in the Coptic Church.^[4] Tbew would be the seventh monastery to join Pachomius' community of monks (known as the Koinonia).^[5] Pachomian monasteries are widely considered to be the first Christian monasteries which regulated the behavior, prayer, and daily lives of its monks.^[2] Tbew was the last of the five core monasteries to join the Koinonia along the Nile.^[5]

Petronius first gathered men on his family's estate who wanted to spend their lives worshiping Christ.^[3] After doing so, Petronius went to Pachomius about turning his estate into a monastery after hearing of Koinonia. The rules at the Pachomian monasteries, including Tbew, were influential on the history of Christian monasticism.^[2] The rules were adapted by the anonymous author of the Rule of the Master and influenced the Benedictine Rule.^[2]

Archaeology

Although not much is known about the architecture of the monastery, historians hypothesized that it was located within a fertile valley.^[3]

References

^ Dunn, Marilyn (2000). The emergence of monasticism: from the Desert Fathers to the early Middle Ages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. ISBN 0-631-13463-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians : an introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803674-6. OCLC 318458883.
^ ^a ^b ^c Goehring, James E. (1999). Ascetics, society, and the desert : studies in early Egyptian monasticism. Harrisburg, PA. ISBN 1-56338-269-5. OCLC 40907656.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b "Petronius, Saint". ccdl.claremont.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^ ^a ^b Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. (2017). The monastic landscape of late antique Egypt : an archaeological reconstruction. Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-107-16181-8. OCLC 974865692.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Dunn-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.

[auto-2] Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians : an introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-803674-6. OCLC 318458883.

[auto1-3] Goehring, James E. (1999). Ascetics, society, and the desert : studies in early Egyptian monasticism. Harrisburg, PA. ISBN 1-56338-269-5. OCLC 40907656.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[auto3-4] "Petronius, Saint". ccdl.claremont.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-04.

[auto2-5] Brooks Hedstrom, Darlene L. (2017). The monastic landscape of late antique Egypt : an archaeological reconstruction. Cambridge, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1-107-16181-8. OCLC 974865692.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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