Saint Anthony of Egypt manuscripts
- Holding institution:
- American University in Cairo
- Data provider:
- American University in Cairo
- Title:
- Saint Anthony of Egypt manuscripts
- Alternative title:
- رسائل وتعاليم وقوانين الانبا انطونيوس
- Creator:
- Author: Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, ca. 250-355 or 6
- Date:
- 1770
- Description:
- 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:
- Still Image
- Type (Narrower):
- Manuscripts
Photographs - Type (Broader):
- Image
Text - Subject:
- Coptic monasticism and religious orders
Teaching
Sermons - Geographic region:
- Kīmān Fāris (deserted settlement)
Al-Fayyūm governorate
Egypt
Africa - Medium:
- manuscripts (document genre)
- Extent:
- 364 p.; 16.9 x 11.2 cm.
- Rights:
- Copyright 2013, American University in Cairo. All rights reserved.
To inquire about permissions or reproductions, contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.3676 or rbscl@aucegypt.edu. - Identifier:
- SC-2003-01-01-05-6
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Is part of:
- Iryan Moftah Coptic Language and Religion Manuscripts