Who pioneered Christian cenobitic monasticism?

A. Anthony the Great

B. Athanasius of Alexandria

C. Basil of Caesarea

D. Pachomius the Great

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

St. Pachomius was the author of the first cenobitic rule, which was later developed by St. Basil the Great (c. 329–379). Cenobitic monasticism was introduced in the west by St. Benedict of Nursia and became the norm of the Benedictine order.