Monastery of St. Pakhomius at Edfu
A Coptic monastery on Edfu's western mountain dedicated to St. Pakhomius, with an ancient church and a modern recognized community.
- Location
- Western Mountain edge, Edfu, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
- Jurisdiction
- Coptic Orthodox Church
- Founded
- 6th–8th-century evidence · recognized 1980
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-27
History
The official profile finds evidence of the monastery between the sixth and eighth centuries, records renovation in 1832, and dates formal Holy Synod recognition to March 26, 1980.
The story of this place
Manuscripts reveal an older monastery
The Church account uses the language of manuscripts discovered in 1906 to place an earlier monastery between the sixth and eighth centuries.
Renovation and formal recognition
The monastery was renovated in 1832; later restoration preserved the ancient church, and the Holy Synod recognized the community in 1980.
Map-pin precision
Locality center · not the exact propertyCoordinate source: Wikidata Q239107 (Edfu locality center, CC0; monastery is at the mountain edge) · checked 2026-08-27
Claims and sources
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A Coptic monastery on Edfu's western mountain dedicated to St. Pakhomius, with an ancient church and a modern recognized community.
Official Coptic Orthodox Church monastery profile ↗