Saint of the Day
January 17
Anthony of Egypt
Feast Day: January 17
Patron of: Monks, monasticism, hermits, desert dwellers, domestic animals, skin diseases, ergotism
Desert hermit whose pioneering asceticism founded Christian monasticism itself.
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Anthony the Great
Feast Day: January 17
Patron of: Monks, monasticism, basket makers, butchers, animals, skin diseases, hermits
Egyptian hermit whose desert asceticism and spiritual battles founded the monastic tradition.
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