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He also said: “Just as fish die if they are on dry land for some time, so do monks who loiter outside their cells or waste time with worldlings relea… - Anthony the Great
" "He also said: “Just as fish die if they are on dry land for some time, so do monks who loiter outside their cells or waste time with worldlings release themselves from the tension of hesychia. So we should hasten back to the cell (like the fish to the sea) lest while loitering outside we forget to keep a watch on the inner self.”
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About Anthony the Great
Saint Anthony the Great (251–356) was a Christian saint, also known as Saint Anthony of Egypt, Saint Anthony of the Desert, Saint Anthony the Anchorite, and honorifically as the Father of All Monks. He was a leader among the Desert Fathers, Christian monks in the Egyptian desert in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D.
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Native Name:
Ἀντώνιος
Alternative Names:
Saint Anthony Abbot
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St. Anthony the Great
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Antonius abbas
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Saint Anthony of Egypt
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the Great, Saint Antony
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the Great, Saint Anthony
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St. Anthony of Egypt
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Antonius Magnus
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the Hermit, Saint Anthony
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Saint Anthony
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St. Anthony
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St Anthony
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Antony Abbot of Egypt
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St. Antony
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