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{{Saints | {{Saints | ||
|SaintName= Saint Anthony the Abbot | |SaintName=Saint Anthony the Abbot | ||
|SaintStage= Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=January 17 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace= Coma, Roman Egypt (near Herakleopolis Magna, now Egypt) | |SaintBirthPlace=Coma, Roman Egypt (near Herakleopolis Magna, now Egypt) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates= 28. | |SaintBirthCoordinates=28.1333, 30.75 | ||
|DeathPlace=Mount Colzim, Roman Egypt (near the Red Sea, now Egypt) | |||
|DeathPlace= Mount Colzim, Roman Egypt (near the Red Sea, now Egypt) | |SaintDeathCoordinates=28.9333, 32.6667 | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates= 28. | |SaintCauseOfDeath=Natural causes (old age) | ||
|SaintCauseOfDeath= Natural causes (old age) | |NotableAddress1=Desert of Nitria, Roman Egypt (now Egypt) | ||
|NotableAddress1= Desert of Nitria, Roman Egypt (now Egypt) | |NotableCoordinates1=30.6667, 30.6667 | ||
|NotableCoordinates1= 30. | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of the sick during his lifetime | |||
|Profession=Hermit, Abbot, Monk | |||
|Patronage=Monks, hermits, against skin diseases (e.g., ergotism), gravediggers, pigs, butchers | |||
|Attributes=Bell, pig, staff, Tau cross, book | |||
|PrimaryShrine=Monastery of Saint Anthony, Eastern Desert, Egypt | |||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion | |||
|Canonized= Yes | |||
|SaintMiracle1= Healing of the sick during his lifetime | |||
|Profession= Hermit, Abbot, Monk | |||
|Patronage= Monks, hermits, against skin diseases (e.g., ergotism), gravediggers, pigs, butchers | |||
|Attributes= Bell, pig, staff, Tau cross, book | |||
|PrimaryShrine= Monastery of Saint Anthony, Eastern Desert, Egypt | |||
|AdditionalVeneration= Eastern Orthodox Church, Coptic Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion | |||
}} | }} | ||
Saint Anthony the Abbot, born around 251 AD in Coma, Egypt, was the founder of Christian monasticism, earning the title “Father of All Monks.” From a wealthy Christian family, he sold his possessions at 20 after hearing Matthew 19:21 (“sell what you have and give to the poor”), retreating to the desert around 270 AD to live as a hermit. His ascetic life—battling demons, fasting, and praying—drew disciples, whom he organized into loose communities by 305 AD, laying the groundwork for cenobitic monasticism. Living to 105, he died on January 17, 356 AD, on Mount Colzim, his longevity and holiness recounted in Saint Athanasius’s *Life of Anthony*, a seminal hagiography. | Saint Anthony the Abbot, born around 251 AD in Coma, Egypt, was the founder of Christian monasticism, earning the title “Father of All Monks.” From a wealthy Christian family, he sold his possessions at 20 after hearing Matthew 19:21 (“sell what you have and give to the poor”), retreating to the desert around 270 AD to live as a hermit. His ascetic life—battling demons, fasting, and praying—drew disciples, whom he organized into loose communities by 305 AD, laying the groundwork for cenobitic monasticism. Living to 105, he died on January 17, 356 AD, on Mount Colzim, his longevity and holiness recounted in Saint Athanasius’s *Life of Anthony*, a seminal hagiography. | ||