{{short description|Christian martyr}} {{Infobox saint |honorific_prefix = Saint |name= Anthony |birth_date= 266 AD |death_date= 302 AD |feast_day= 9 January (Roman Catholic)<br>8 January (Eastern Orthodox) |venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church<br>Eastern Orthodox Church |image= |imagesize=250px |caption= |birth_place= |death_place= Antioch<br />(modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) |titles= Martyr |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= Pre-Congregation |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes= |patronage= |major_shrine= |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''Anthony''' ({{langx|el|Ἀντώνιος}}; died 302 AD) was an early Christian priest who suffered martyrdom with Anastasius, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla during the Diocletianic Persecution.<ref>[http://saints.sqpn.com/sainta1l.htm Saint Anthony] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429035127/http://saints.sqpn.com/sainta1l.htm |date=April 29, 2009 }} Patron Saint Index</ref> Denouncing the Roman way of life, he lived as a desert hermit, practiced celibacy, lived off roots and plants, and shunned any visitors he received. Anthony wished to live his life in complete solidarity with God.
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==External links== * [https://www.christianiconography.info/anthonyAntioch.html "Saint Anthony of Antioch"] at the [https://www.christianiconography.info Christian Iconography] website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Antioch, Anthony Of}} Category:302 deaths Category:4th-century Christian martyrs Category:4th-century Romans Category:266 births Category:Christians martyred during the reign of Diocletian
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