as I shall tell unto thee'. Subsequently, Pachomius organized the first monastery about 320 AD at Tabennisi on the east bank of the Nile." He organized each member a work assignment, a schedule time of worship and clothing similar to his fellow monks. In addition to private devotional time, they had scheduled times of corporate worship. Because of Pachomius the monastics have organization. He able to bring some structure to this up-and-coming movement called Monasticism.Athanasius was known as The Father of Orthodoxy. He was the bishop of Alexandria in Egypt. " His life spanned both sides of the Council of Nicea. He is best known for his writings against Arianism. Arius taught that Christ was a created being who was different from and less than the Father. The teaching many followers in the fourth century." Anthanasius, on the other hand, insisted that Christ was equal, eternal, and substantial to God. For this teaching he was exile five times, but his teaching was finally accepted as the official doctrine of the Church. Another important figure in the history of monasticism is Basil of Caesaera. "He did much to popularize the communal type of monastic organization. Having an excellent education in Athens and Constantinople, at the age of twenty-seven gave up worldly advancement for the ascetic life. He became bishop of a large area in Cappadocia in 370 AD and held that office until he died. He felt like monks should work, pray, read their Bible and perform good deeds. He discouraged extreme asceticism." Because of Basil more and more people were swept into the movement until there were nearly a hundred monasteries in Europe at the accession of Justinian to the throne of the Eastern Empire."Now that we've explored the people of this movement and their ideals, let us now dive into the age-old question, "why do they do what they do?" Monasticism as stated earlier started as a separation from the traditional church practices. The practice...
