Category:Saint Anthony of the Desert

Saint Anthony of the Desert is also known as Anthony the Great or Antony the Great (c. 251–356), (Coptic Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ), also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius (Ἀββᾶς Ἀντώνιος), and Father of All Monks.

Venerable and God-bearing Father Born: ca.251 in Herakleopolis Magna, Egypt Died: 356 in Mount Colzim, Egypt Honored in: Eastern Orthodoxy, Coptic Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church, Lutheranism Major shrine: Monastery of Saint Anthony, Egypt Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, France Feast: January 30 (Eastern Orthodoxy - Tobi 22 Coptic Church) January 17 - Western Christianity Attributes: bell; pig; book; Cross of Tau Patron Saint of: Basket makers, brushmakers, gravediggers


 * (Born about 250, died in 356, Memorial on January 17)
 * Anthony was born in Coma in the mid-200's. He lived as a hermit for a significant number of years. Later, he also gave guidance to others practicing a secluded ascetic life. He died in the mid-300's.