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.

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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

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Coptic Orthodox Church monasticCenters Saint Anthony Monastery
Nitria partOf Saint Anthony Monastery
this entity surface form: Egyptian desert monastic network