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Saint Anthony the Great: This Saint, know as the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251. Upon hearing the words of the Gospel: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor" (Matt. 19:21), he distributed all he had to the poor, and departed to the desert, where he became an example of virtue and a rule for monastics. Ava Antony, Desert Fathers, Anthony The Great, Saint Antony, Coptic Icons, Barbary Coast, Saints And Sinners, Christian Images, Valley Of The Kings

Saint Anthony the Great: This Saint, know as the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251. Upon hearing the words of the Gospel: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor" (Matt. 19:21), he distributed all he had to the poor, and departed to the desert, where he became an example of virtue and a rule for monastics.

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Saint Anthony of Egypt (Coptic icon) St. Anthony of Egypt, abbotAKA Anthony the Abbot; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Anthony of the Donkeys; Anthony of the little pig;Born: c. 251 ADHonors: AbbotDied: 356 at Mount Colzim of natural causesFeast: 17 JanPatronage: against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers,

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Eventually, Christian hermits who heard of Anthony's trials in the desert sought after Anthony himself, wishing to live lives similar to his and to emulate what they perceived was his spiritual power against the Devil's evils. Eventually, around 305, Anthony emerged from his life of solitude to teach these monks, who had started living around his mountain cave, his way of life, which would later become the basic rules for living the early monastic way of eremitical deprivation and asceticism. Anthony The Great, Saint Antony, San Paolo, Saint Anthony, Byzantine Icons, Orthodox Icons, Sacred Art, St Paul, Religious Art

Eventually, Christian hermits who heard of Anthony's trials in the desert sought after Anthony himself, wishing to live lives similar to his and to emulate what they perceived was his spiritual power against the Devil's evils. Eventually, around 305, Anthony emerged from his life of solitude to teach these monks, who had started living around his mountain cave, his way of life, which would later become the basic rules for living the early monastic way of eremitical deprivation and…

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