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Saint of the Day – 17 January – St Anthony Abbot (c 251-358) Also known as: • Abba Antonius • Anthony of Egypt• Anthony of the Desert• Anthony the Anchorite• Anthony the Great• Anthony the Hermit• …

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Macedonius the Hermit, sometimes known as Macedonius Kritophagus lived at the turn of the fourth to fifth century in Syria. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Macedonius became well known to people far and wide for his holiness and gifts of healing and exorcism. Gradually multitudes of people came to seek his direction and intercession. Only at a very advanced age did he agree to live in a cell provided for him.

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Saint Anthony the Great: This Saint, know as the Father of monks, was born in Egypt in 251. Upon hearing the words of the Gospel: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell what thou hast, and give to the poor" (Matt. 19:21), he distributed all he had to the poor, and departed to the desert, where he became an example of virtue and a rule for monastics.

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Saint Athanasius the Great, Archbishop of Alexandria, was a great Father of the Church and a pillar of Orthodoxy. He was born around the year 297 in the city of Alexandria into a family of pious Christians. He received a fine secular education, but he acquired more knowledge by diligent study of…

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Yesterday (January 17th) we celebrated the feast of St. Anthony the Great. He is considered one of the major and first Fathers of the Monastic Life. The life of St. Anthony below is taken from: http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp from January 17th. Icon of St. Anthony the Great (Icon courtesy of www.eikonografos.com used with permission) "Saint Anthony the Great is known as the Father of monasticism, and the long ascetical sermon in The Life of St Anthony by St Athanasius (Sections…

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THE SIXTH MONTH YEKATIT 02 = Amsheer 02 February 09 IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, ONE GOD. AMEN. And on this day also died Abba Pawli (Paul) who was the greatest of all the desert monks, and the equal of the angels who keep vigil. This saint was a native of the city of Alexandria, and his name was Pawli (Paul), and he had a brother whose name was Peter, and their father was a rich man. And the multitude of his possessions, of gold, and silver, and costly apparel…

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