Part one of term paper
St. Anthony is regarded as the founder of the cenobitic way of life. He lived at Alexandria, and the fame of his sanctity, gentleness, and knowledge, drew many disciples to him. Most of his followers later accompanied him when he set off to live in the desert. One of his disciples, St. Pachomius, later founded a monastery on an island in t ...

Part two of term paper
... The cenobitic form of was first introduced into the West by St. Athanasius at Rome. It then spread to Central North Africa by St. Augustine, and to Gaul by St. Martin of Tours. Later, the religious movement by St. Benedict of Nursila, in the 6th century, gave Western its permanent form. Types of The two basic kinds of are eremitic and cenobitic. Eremitic is a hermit-lifestyle, and Cenobitic is a communal lifestyle. Eremitic: All Eremitic Monks are hermits, who are people who are persi ...