Anthony biography
The life of Saint Anthony the Great, the Anchorite of Egypt, and The Father of All Monks
On January 17, we commemorate the venerable and God-bearing Father Saint Anthony the Great.
Our venerable and God-bearing Father Saint Anthony the Great was born into a wealthy family in upper Egypt about AD.
Also known as Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, and Anthony the Anchorite, he was a leader among the Desert Fathers, who were Christian monks in the Egyptian desert in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The Orthodox Church celebrates his feast on January
Life of St. Anthony
Most of what we know about the life of St Anthony is in the Greek vita (Life of Antony) by Athanasius, circulated in Latin.
Several surviving homilies and epistles of varying authenticity provide scant autobiographical detail.
Anthony was born near Herakleopolis Magna in Upper Egypt in to wealthy parents.
St. Anthony the Abbot: The Father of Christian Monasticism
When he was eighteen years old, his parents died and left him with the care of his unmarried sister. Saint Anthony of Egypt | Biography, Monasticism, & Facts ... ZYPYV