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Pachomius sometimes acts as lector for nearby shepherds, but neither he nor any of his monks become priests.

Athanasius of Alexandria had visited in 333 and wished to ordain him, but Pachomius had fled from him.

Athanasius' visit was probably a result of Pachomius' zealous defense of orthodoxy against Arianism.

From his initial monastery, demand has quickly grown and, Pachomius has come to build six or seven more monasteries and a nunnery.

He has from 336 spent most of his time at his Pabau monastery.