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Anthony of Antioch

Christian martyr

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 9 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
266
Died
302
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Anthony (Greek: Ἀντώνιος; died 302 AD) was an early Christian priest who suffered martyrdom with Anastasius, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla during the Diocletianic Persecution. Denouncing the Roman way of life, he lived as a desert hermit, practiced celibacy, lived off roots and plants, and shunned any visitors he received. Anthony wished to live his life in complete solidarity with God.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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