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Anthony, St., Surnamed Cauleas the second patriarch of Constantinople of the name, was born about 828, near Constantinople. At twelve years of age he retired into a monastery, of which he afterwards became abbot, and where he did vast good by his wisdom, excellent government, and rare example. In 894 he was raised to the … Continue reading “Anthony, St., Surnamed Cauleas”

Anthony, St., Orders of 1. The monastic orders of the Eastern (Greek, Armenian, Jacobite, Coptic, Abyssinian) churches call themselves either after St. Anthony or St. Basil. Neither Anthony himself nor his disciples had founded a religious order, but when the rule of Basil began to spread in the Eastern churches, and most of the monks … Continue reading “Anthony, St., Orders of”

Anthony, St., Of Lithuania a martyr, met his death at Wilna in 1328, by Olgar, grand-duke of Lithuania. He had, with his brother, renounced Paganism, in order to embrace the Christian religion. The grandduke of Lithuania, having tried in vain to cause them to renounce the new faith, put them to death. The anniversary of … Continue reading “Anthony, St., Of Lithuania”

Anthony, St., Of Lerins (also called Antonius Cyrus), was the son of a man of rank in Pannonia, named Secumdinus. After the death of his father, Anthony retired into different solitudes, where he lived a strictly ascetic life, until at last, to avoid the persons who flocked to him on account of his reputation for … Continue reading “Anthony, St., Of Lerins”

Anthony, Sister (Mary O’Connell; 1815-97) Nurse, born Limerick, Ireland ; died Cumminsville, Ohio. She became a Sister of Charity in 1835, and during the Civil War in America was called “Ministering Angel of the Army of the Tennessee.” The Hospital of the Good Samaritan, Cincinnati, was a gift to Sister Anthony from some Protestant business … Continue reading “Anthony, Sister”

Anthony, Saint Abbot and founder of Christian monasticism. Born Coma, Egypt 251; died Mount Colzin, near the Red Sea, c.356. At the age of twenty, he divided his inheritance among the poor and retired to a cell in the mountains. Later he withdrew to Der el Memun, a mountain on the east bank of the … Continue reading “Anthony, Saint”

Anthony, Orders of Saint Religious communities or orders under the patronage of St. Anthony the Hermit, father of monasticism, or professing to follow his rule. I. DISCIPLES OF ST. ANTHONY (ANTONIANS) Men drawn to his hermitage in the Thebaid by the fame of his holiness, and forming the first monastic communities. Having changed his abode … Continue reading “Anthony, Orders of Saint”

Anthony of Vercelli SEE ANTHONY OF BALOCHE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anthony of the Mother of God (A. DE OLIVERA). A Spanish Carmelite, b. at Leon in Old-Castile; d. 1641. He taught Aristotle’s dialectics and natural philosophy at the University of Alcala de Henares (Complutum). With the collaboration of his colleagues, he undertook an encyclopaedia intended for students in arts and philosophy. This work, originally styled … Continue reading “Anthony of the Mother of God”

Anthony of the Desert, Saint Founder of Christian monasticism. The chief source of information on St. Anthony is a Greek Life attributed to St. Athanasius, to be found in any edition of his works. A note of the controversy concerning this Life is given at the end of this article; here it will suffice to … Continue reading “Anthony of the Desert, Saint”