Anthony the Great, Life of St Anthony, by St Athanasius of Alexandria -

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The Life of St Anthony of Egypt is one of the foundational texts of patristic and monastic study. Written by St Athanasius, theologian and bishop of Alexandria, it recounts the life of the man often known as the 'father of eremitical monasticism'. It has been a model of saints' Lives since it was composed.

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