Lives and legends of the great hermits and fathers of the church, with other contemporary saints (1902)
D'Anvers, N., d. 1933 · London : G. Bell & sons · leaf 24
he saint found it impossible anylonger to remain in seclusion, so great were the crowds whoflocked to him for advice, and so many were those who wishedto emulate his example. Reluctantly he consented to comedown from his mountain, and in the year 305 he founded atPhainum, not far from Memphis, the… … Aliiiari pkotd] \_Accademia, Florence ST. ANTONY THE GREAT AND ST. JOHN THE BAPTISTB)f Fra Filippo Lippi To face p. 4 ST. ANTONY THE GREAT 5 cution of the Christians having broken out, he went to Alexan-dria in the hope of winning the crown of martyrdom. Wear-ing the long white or gray robes he had…
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