Anthony the Great
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Saint Anthony (c 251–356) was a Christian monk who fled to the Egyptian desert in order to escape persecution. The biography of him by Athanasius of Alexandria helped to spread the concept of monasticism. In Catholicism he is associated with pigs. Many visual artists have depicted these incidents from the life of Saint Anthony; in prose, the tale was retold and embellished by Gustave Flaubert.
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See also
- The Temptation of St. Anthony (in visual art)
- The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Flaubert)
- Life of Antony (Pope Athanasius I of Alexandria)
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