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The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul of Thebes, Master of the Osservanza, 15th century, with the centaur at the background Anthony was on a journey in the desert to find Paul of Thebes , who according to his dream was a better Hermit than he. [ 29 ]
Paphnutius, an Egyptian, was a disciple of Saint Anthony the Great and later a bishop of a city in the Upper Thebaid in the early fourth century. He had been persecuted for his Christian beliefs, and had been hamstrung on the left side and suffered the loss of his right eye for the Faith under the Emperor Maximinus , and was subsequently ...
Anthony the Great (‹See Tfd› 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.
"Saint Macarius and a Cherub" from Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt. Paul of Thebes is often credited with being the first hermit monk to go to the desert, but it was Anthony the Great who launched the movement that became the Desert Fathers. [4]
Saint Anthony the Great and Saint Paul the Anchorite, Diego Velázquez, circa 1634. Paul of Thebes is known to posterity because around the year 342, Anthony the Great was told in a dream about the older hermit's existence, and went to find him. [10] Jerome related that Anthony the Great and Paul met when the latter was aged 113. They conversed ...
The Monastery of Saint Anthony was established by the followers of Anthony the Great, an early Christian monk. The monastery is one of the most prominent in Egypt and has strongly influenced the formation of several Coptic institutions, and has promoted monasticism in general.
St. Paul the Simple of Egypt (d. ad. 339) was a hermit and disciple of St. Anthony the Great. St. John, the Abbot of Sinai wrote "Paul the Simple was a clear example for us, for he was the rule and type of blessed simplicity." Though contemporaries, he is not to be confused with St. Paul of Thebes, regarded as the First Hermit
Anthony the Great (251–356), Egyptian Christian saint and Desert Father Anthony the Hermit (c. 468 – c. 520), also known as Antony of Lérins Antony the Younger (785–865), Byzantine monk