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An`tony, St.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A famous anchorite of the Thebaïd, where from the age of thirty he spent 20 years of his life, in a lonely ruin by himself, resisting devils without number; left his retreat for a while to institute monasteries, and so became the founder of monachism, but returned to die; festival, Jan. 17 (251-351).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'An`tony, St.'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​a/antony-st.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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