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"Too heavenly-minded to be of earthly use?" - Saint Antony the Great
Antony of Egypt – 18th January, 2024- Antony a man who withdrew into the Egyptian desert to live solitary life of prayer (251-356)- Major biography written by Athanasius of Alexandria, The Life of Antony: ‘…simply to remember Antony is a great profit and assistance.’- Why is it profitable to think about a man who lived by himself among tombs and in mountains in the Egyptian desert over a thousand years ago?Antony one of the earliest Christian monks: paradigmatic and influential in several ways.1) A life of prayer: “He prayed constantly, since he learned that it is necessary to pray…
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