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Anthony - Saint / Father of Monasticism
St. Anthony, called the Father of Monasticism, was born about 251 A.D. in Egypt, and spent much of his adult life as a desert hermit (eremite).
St. Anthony - The Father of Monasticism
St. Anthony, called the Father of Monasticism, was born about A.D. 251 in Fayum, Egypt, and spent much of his adult life as a desert hermit.
The Life of Anthony and the Letter To Marcellinus
Athanasius' biography of St. Anthony.
Athanasius: Life of Antony
St. Athanasius' biography of St. Anthony, with bibliography.
List of Some African Saints
Dates of death of North African Christian saints.
A History of Christianity in Egypt
Biographies of Christian saints from Egypt include Saints Pachomis, Catherine, Anthony, Maurice, Cyril, and Mark the Evangelist.
St. Anthony, by St. Athanasius
Facts about the Desert Father and father of monasticism who was really a hermit are known through the writing of the Father of Orthodoxy, Athansius.
St. Anthony
Discussion of the relative merits of biographical documents precedes biography and description of Anthony's brand of monasticism.