St. Anthony of the desert

Feastday not known

Born middle of 3rd century

Died 100yrs Old

St Anthony was born in the middle of the 3rd century in Upper Egypt. While still young he withdrew into the desert where he was repeatedly tempted by the devil. He lived to be 100 years old.

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"Men will surrender to the spirit of the age. They will say that if they had lived in our day, Faith would be simple and easy. But in their day, they will say, things are complex; the Church must be brought up to date and made meaningful to the day's problems. When the Church and the World are one, then those days are at hand. Because our Divine Master placed a barrier between His things and the things of the world