Tabenna (Tabennae, Tabennisi) (Coptic: ⲧⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲓ) is considered the first cenobitic monastery. It was a community founded by Pachomius on an island of the Nile in Upper Egypt.
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Tabenna (Tabennae, Tabennisi) (Coptic: ⲧⲁⲃⲉⲛⲛⲏⲥⲓ) is considered the first cenobitic monastery. It was a community founded by Pachomius on an island of the Nile in Upper Egypt.