Anthony the Great or Antony the Great (ca. 251–356) also known as Saint Anthony or Anthony of Egypt Anthony the Abbot Anthony of the Desert Anthony the Anchorite Anthony of Thebes Abba Antonius (Ἀββᾶς Ἀντώνιος) and Father of All Monks was a Christian saint from Egypt a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers.
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birth date
0251-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Heracleopolis Magna, Egypt
death date
0356-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Egypt
individualised GND number
118649728
major shrine
Monastery of Saint Anthony, Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, Egypt
title
Father of Monasticism, Venerable and God-bearing
venerated in
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church
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