Saint Anthony of Egypt manuscripts
- Title:
- Saint Anthony of Egypt manuscripts
- Creator:
- Author: Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, ca. 250-355 or 6
- Date:
- 1770
- Description:
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The manuscripts of Saint Anthony, the first Christian to live a life of consecrated solitude, include correspondence, pedagogy, and excerpted speeches. The letters were written by Saint Anthony to the monks of Kīmān Fāris, or Arsinöe and they feature teachings in the principles of monasticism and urge the monks to pursue the ascetic and spiritual life of devotion. . Known as the Father of Monasticism, Saint Anthony, also referred to as Antonious, was born in Coma, Egypt, near the ancient site of Heracleopolis Magna. He was the proto-hermit and, in spite of his Greek name, was a Copt who spoke only Coptic, even when in conversation with the learned and spiritual master Athanasius (circa .296 - 373 C.E.) who was his biographer.
- Language:
- Arabic
- Type:
- manuscripts (document genre)
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Coptic monasticism and religious orders; Teaching; Sermons
- Geographic region:
- Kīmān Fāris (deserted settlement); Al-Fayyūm governorate; Egypt; Africa
- Extent:
- 364 p.; 16.9 x 11.2 cm.
- Holding institution:
- American University in Cairo
- Data provider:
- American University in Cairo
- Rights:
- Copyright 2013, American University in Cairo. All rights reserved.
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Is part of:
- Iryan Moftah Coptic Language and Religion Manuscripts