Tse was a

cenobitic Cenobitic (or coenobitic) monasticism is a monastery, monastic tradition that stresses community life. Often in the West the community belongs to a religious order, and the life of the cenobitic monk is regulated by a Monastic rule, religious ru ...

monastery established by

Pachomius the Great Pachomius (; ''Pakhomios''; ; c. 292 – 9 May 348 AD), also known as Saint Pachomius the Great, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. Coptic churches celebrate his feast day on 9 May, and Eastern Orthodox ...

during the 4th century A.D. It was one of the nine

Pachomian monasteries The Pachomian monasteries or the ''Koinonia'' of Upper Egypt were a group of Christian cenobitic monasteries founded by Pachomius the Great during the 4th century A.D. Altogether, by the mid-300s A.D., nine Pachomian monasteries formed a network or ...

. The construction and founding of the monastery was overseen by

. Pachomius assigned

Petronius Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Gaius Petronius Arbiter"
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as the overseer of the monastery.

References

Pachomian monasteries Coptic Orthodox monasteries in Egypt Christian monasteries established in the 4th century Buildings and structures in Sohag Governorate Archaeological sites in Egypt {{Egypt-church-stub