Anthony the Great

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Christian hermit Christian monk Desert Father Egyptian Christian ascetic founder of Christian monasticism saint

Anthony the Great was a 3rd–4th century Christian monk venerated as the father of monasticism for his pioneering ascetic life in the Egyptian desert.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian hermit → Christian monk → Desert Father → Egyptian Christian → ascetic → founder of Christian monasticism → saint →
alsoKnownAs	Anthony of Egypt → Anthony of the Desert → Anthony the Abbot → Anthony the Anchorite →
associatedWith	Egyptian Desert → Red Sea Mountains → Thebaid →
birthDate	c. 251 →
birthPlace	Coma, Egypt →
centuryOfActivity	3rd century → 4th century →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathDate	c. 356 →
deathPlace	Mount Colzim, near the Red Sea, Egypt →
denomination	early Coptic Christianity →
feastDay	17 January →
givenName	Anthony →
influenced	Augustine of Hippo → Basil of Caesarea → Benedict of Nursia → Christian monastic tradition → Pachomius the Great →
knownFor	pioneering ascetic life in the Egyptian desert → role in the development of desert monasticism → spiritual warfare against temptations → withdrawal into solitude and prayer →
languageOfName	Greek →
movement	Christian monasticism → eremitic monasticism →
notableWork	Life of Anthony (subject of biography by Athanasius of Alexandria) →
patronage	animals → farmers → grave diggers → skin diseases →
religion	Christianity →
title	Father of All Monks → Father of Monasticism →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Churches → Oriental Orthodox Churches → Roman Catholic Church →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anthony the Great ("Anthony of Egypt") → Anthony the Great ("Anthony the Abbot") → Anthony the Great ("Anthony of the Desert") → Anthony the Great ("Anthony the Anchorite") →	alsoKnownAs
Life of Antony ("Anthony the Great as a model monk") → The Temptation of St. Anthony ("Saint Anthony the Great") →	depicts
Desert Fathers → Desert Fathers ("Pachomius the Great") →	notableMember
Life of Antony →	about
Tau cross ("Saint Anthony the Great") →	associatedWith
Antonio ("Saint Anthony the Great") →	associatedWithSaint
Life of Antony →	hasCharacter
Anthony ("Saint Anthony the Great") →	hasReligiousAssociation
Life of Antony →	mainSubject