The Story of Saint Anthony of Egypt, Father of Monasticism (Whose Feast Day in 2018 Is Wednesday, January 17)

[mdgspencer]

see http://abbey.suscopts.org/index.php/MONASTIC-LIBRARY/st-anthony-a-saint-in-search-of-perfection.html

Like Saint Francis, he gave away all his possessions and lived a life of poverty–but in his case he went and lived in solitude in the desert. However, because of his holiness, people began gathering to him–and he became the founder of monasticism. No obscure figure, he is a saint famous for his holiness and for his place in monasticism. He lived in Egypt before the Muslims, when Christianity was prevalent there.

“Ode to St. Anthony of Egypt,” a Poem: at Ode to St. Anthony of Egypt | Sojourners

 

[Tis_Bearself]

I take it this is the same St. Anthony of Egypt who went to visit St. Paul the First Hermit according to St. Jerome?
St. Paul’s feast day was yesterday.

Here is the story about their meeting

https://s3.amazonaws.com/stmaryscopticorthodox/articles/saints/paul.pdf

 

[Kathleen18]

Ooo I do like Saint Anthony of Egypt!!!

 

[mdgspencer]

Earlier post: I take it this is the same St. Anthony of Egypt who went to visit St. Paul the First Hermit according to St. Jerome?

Yes, this is the same Anthony in this story about St. Paul the hermit.
Thanks for providing this story.