Monasticism

CopticPete

Hey guys, our sunday school teacher asked us to research the 3 diffeerent types of monasticism made by, Siant Antony, Saint Pachomious, and Saint Shenouda. If you guys know about either type, post ;D
Thanx alot in advance

-Pete

PrincessMary

hey we took this a while ago in the servants meeting
St. Anthony-father of monasticism (life of solitude, hayat il wehda)
St.Pachomius- father of Coenobitical Life ( ab ilshareka)
St. Shenouda-Archimandrite (ra2ees ilmowtawahideen)

check this link
and scroll down about midway ( p. 16 of 37) you will find more detail on the 3 types of monasticism

http://www.suscopts.org/servantsprep/pdf/2003/HIS101_christian_monasticism.pdf