He was one of the greatest Fathers of the Desert. He built several monasteries in Egypt and was the first to write a rule for monastic life. Saint Pachomius was given instructions by an angel.
Saint Pachomius, Iconostasis in Blaj (Transylvania, Romania), 18th Century, cropped from orignial. Mihai Andrei, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
