St. Anthony the Great

deity Christian single tradition · 1

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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