Anthony of Egypt

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Anthony of Egypt canonical 2
Anthony of the Desert 2
Saint Anthony of Egypt 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian ascetic ⓘ
Christian monk ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
Egyptian Christian ⓘ
anchorite ⓘ
founder of Christian monasticism ⓘ
hermit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Anthony of the Desert ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt

Anthony the Abbot ⓘ
linked to: Anthony the Great

Anthony the Great ⓘ
St. Anthony of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt
associatedWith Egyptian desert ⓘ
Red Sea monasteries ⓘ
Thebaid ⓘ
temptations of St. Anthony ⓘ
birthDate c. 251 ⓘ
birthPlace Coma, near Heracleopolis Magna, Egypt ⓘ
burialPlace secluded grave in the Egyptian desert ⓘ
deathDate c. 356 ⓘ
deathPlace Mount Colzim, near the Red Sea, Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Mount Colzim, Egypt
denomination Early Christian Church ⓘ
linked to: Early Christians
era 3rd century ⓘ
4th century ⓘ
feastDay 17 January ⓘ
influenced Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
Benedict of Nursia ⓘ
Christian monasticism ⓘ
Desert Fathers ⓘ
Eastern Christian spirituality ⓘ
John Cassian ⓘ
Pachomius the Great ⓘ
Western Christian monasticism ⓘ
influencedBy Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
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 ⓘ
opposed Arianism ⓘ
patronage domestic animals ⓘ
hermits ⓘ
monks ⓘ
swineherds ⓘ
region Roman Egypt ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
spiritualDiscipline chastity ⓘ
fasting ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
unceasing prayer ⓘ
subjectOf Life of Anthony ⓘ
supported Nicene Christianity ⓘ
tookVowOf asceticism ⓘ
celibacy ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Coptic Orthodox Church ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism

Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

St Anthony’s Chapel ruins → dedicatedTo → Saint Anthony of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt
Monastery of St. Anthony in Isenheim → namedAfter → Saint Anthony of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt
Saint Anthony Abbot → name → Anthony of Egypt ⓘ
Saint Anthony Abbot → name → Anthony of the Desert ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt
Anthony of Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Anthony of the Desert ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt
Anthony of Egypt → alsoKnownAs → St. Anthony of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Anthony of Egypt