St. Anthony the Great
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St. Anthony the Great was a Christian saint to whom a hermitage outside Coimbra was dedicated. The hermitage chapel bearing his name later inspired Fernando to adopt the name Anthony when joining the Franciscan order.
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Early Christian desert father and hermit, venerated as a saint in Christian tradition.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“some Friars Minor arrived and settled at a small hermitage outside Coimbra dedicated to St. Anthony the Great”
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