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Pachomius the Great

?–348

Syriac / Oriental voice, d. ~348

The life

Pachomius the Great (d. ~348). Syriac / Oriental voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “Three days after our father Theodore died, when all the brothers were in deep mourning, our father Horsiesi became ill from grief over the death of our father Theodore of happy memory. Then some of the elderly brothers, including Apa [Pgentaesi] and Apa Pachomius, strongly …”

    LIFE OF PACHOMIUS (BOHARIC) 208 · on the verse

  • “And now, my child, if you take God as your hope, he will be your help in the time of your anguish; "for anyone who comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who search for him." These words were …”

    INSTRUCTIONS 16 · on the verse

  • “"O wretched person, you have estranged yourself completely from the Lord. But the Lord is good, and he never 'kept his anger for a testimony, for he delights in mercy,' and he is 'able to sink our sins in the depths of the sea,' for …”

    PARALIPOMENA 5:11 · on the verse