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One day after a teaching on Jesus saying to the people, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasures in heaven; and come, follow Me" ([[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 19:21), St. Anthony sold everything he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, and left the city behind to live in the desert.
Although he held no titles or position, his holiness marked him as one whose wisdom commanded respect. When the [[First Ecumenical Council|Synod of Nicea ]] was convened, he was invited to participate. His eloquent defense of the Orthodox doctrine concerning the person of Jesus Christ was instrumental in weakening the position of [[Arianism]]. His witness led to the eventual and complete elimination of Arianism.
He instructed his followers to bury his body in an unmarked, secret grave, lest his body become an object of [[veneration]]. The monastic rules of Saint Anthony, the "[[patriarch]]" of monastic life, have served as the basis for countless monasteries.
==Quotes==
"I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Humility." "
==Hymns==
*[http://goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.asp?contentid=389 Anthony the Great] from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] website
*[http://saintgeorge.org/news_and_events/church_calendar/saint_of_the_day/01jan/jan_17_saint_anthony_the_great.php Saint Anthony the Great] from the website of the Saint George [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian]] Orthodox Christian Church in Washington, DC
*[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/vita-antony.html Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Antony)] by St. [[Athanasius of Alexandria]], from the ''Medieval Sourcebook'' * [http://www.stanthonymonastery.org/ St. Anthony Monastery, Red Sea, Egypt] (one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world)* http://stanthony.i8.com/*[http://www.comeandseeicons.com/a/rsb10.htm St. Anthony the Great Icon and Story]
[[Category:Desert Fathers]]
[[Category:Egyptian Saints]]
[[Category:Monastics]]
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[[ar:أنطونيوس الكبير]]
[[el:Αντώνιος ο Μέγας]]
[[mk:Свети Антониј Велики]]
[[ro:Antonie cel Mare]]
[[Category:4th-century saints]]
