Anthony of Egypt

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Christian ascetic Christian monk Christian saint Egyptian Christian anchorite founder of Christian monasticism hermit

Anthony of Egypt was a 3rd–4th century Christian ascetic regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism and a central figure in early desert spirituality.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Saint Anthony of Egypt	1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian ascetic ⓘ Christian monk ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Egyptian Christian ⓘ anchorite ⓘ founder of Christian monasticism ⓘ hermit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Anthony of the Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony the Abbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Anthony of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Egyptian desert ⓘ Red Sea monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebaid NERFINISHED ⓘ temptations of St. Anthony ⓘ
birthDate	c. 251 ⓘ
birthPlace	Coma, near Heracleopolis Magna, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialPlace	secluded grave in the Egyptian desert ⓘ
deathDate	c. 356 ⓘ
deathPlace	Mount Colzim, near the Red Sea, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination	Early Christian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	3rd century ⓘ 4th century ⓘ
feastDay	17 January ⓘ
influenced	Athanasius of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ Augustine of Hippo NERFINISHED ⓘ Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian monasticism ⓘ Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ John Cassian NERFINISHED ⓘ Pachomius the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christian monasticism ⓘ
influencedBy	Athanasius of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	founding Christian monasticism ⓘ inspiring the Desert Fathers movement ⓘ life of prayer and solitude ⓘ pioneering desert asceticism ⓘ
language	Coptic ⓘ Greek ⓘ
legacy	central figure in early desert spirituality ⓘ model of eremitic monastic life ⓘ
lifeWrittenBy	Athanasius of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed	Arianism NERFINISHED ⓘ
patronage	domestic animals ⓘ hermits ⓘ monks ⓘ swineherds ⓘ
region	Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
spiritualDiscipline	chastity ⓘ fasting ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ
subjectOf	Life of Anthony NERFINISHED ⓘ
supported	Nicene Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookVowOf	asceticism ⓘ celibacy ⓘ poverty ⓘ
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Coptic Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheran Churches NERFINISHED ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Father of All Monks → alternativeHonorificFor → Anthony of Egypt ⓘ

St Anthony’s Chapel ruins → dedicatedTo → Anthony of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Saint Anthony of Egypt