Saint Anthony Monastery
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Saint Anthony Monastery is an ancient Coptic Orthodox monastic community in Egypt, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest Christian monasteries in the world and a major center of Coptic monasticism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian desert monastic network | 1 |
| Saint Anthony Monastery canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastery
ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox monastery ⓘ monastic community ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Anthony the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Anthony the Great
|
| followsRuleOf |
Anthony the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Anthony the Great
|
| foundedAfter | death of Saint Anthony the Great ⓘ |
| foundedBy | followers of Saint Anthony the Great ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Cairo
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
|
| hasArtwork |
Coptic wall paintings
ⓘ
medieval frescoes ⓘ |
| hasChurch |
Church of Saint Anthony
ⓘ
Church of the Apostles ⓘ Church of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| hasDenomination |
Oriental Orthodoxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox
|
| hasFeature |
ancient churches
ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ gardens ⓘ library ⓘ monastic cells ⓘ refectory ⓘ tower ⓘ wells ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
monastic center
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ spiritual retreat ⓘ |
| hasMonasticCommunity | Coptic monks ⓘ |
| hasRelic | relics of Saint Anthony the Great ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
important site of early Christian monastic history
ⓘ
major center of Coptic monasticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Coptic monastic tradition
ⓘ
development of Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ |
| locatedAt | foot of the Red Sea Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Desert of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Desert
Red Sea Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Red Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Anthony the Great
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Anthony the Great
|
| nearbyMonastery |
St. Paul Monastery
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Paul Monastery
|
| partOf | Coptic monasticism ⓘ |
| practices |
asceticism
ⓘ
communal monastic life ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| rite | Coptic Rite ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs |
one of the earliest Christian monasteries in the world
ⓘ
the oldest Coptic monastery in the world ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Christian pilgrims
ⓘ
Coptic pilgrims ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.