Anthony the Great
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Egyptian Christian monk and hermit (died 356)
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Anthony or Antony the Great (Greek: Ἀντώνιος Antṓnios; Arabic: القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; Latin: Antonius; Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛⲓ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony such as by various epithets of his own: and For his importance among the Desert Fathers and to all later Christian monasticism, he is also known as the . His feast day is celebrated on 17 January among the Orthodox and Catholic churches and on Tobi 22 in the Coptic calendar.
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12 January 251 Herakleopolis Magna, Egypt
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| Died |
17 January 356 (aged 105) Mount Colzim, Egypt
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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