Talk:Anthony the Great
St. Catherine's and St. Anthony's (external links on this page) monasteries are among the oldest monasteries in the world. This article says of St. Catherine's: "It has been called the oldest working Christian monastery, though St. Anthony's predates it, and the smallest diocese in the world." I think it's true enough to count them each "one of the oldest Christian monasteries." Once the St. Anthony's Monastery page is started, discussion should be held there. [[User:Magda|—magda (talk)]] 19:04, 26 Aug 2005 (EDT)
St Anthony's, near the coast of the Red Sea, is the oldest Christian monastery in the world
And this BBC page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/top_ten_gallery_02.shtml
I agree with you; each of these old monasteries deserves its own entry/encyclopedia page. Thanks+
Recent discoveries at St Anthony's (news items - Aug 05)
Renovators in Egypt say they find oldest monk cell http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005-08-08T160241Z_01_L08556131_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-EGYPT-MONASTERY-DC.XML The cell, a building that served as the living quarters for monks, dates from between the fourth and fifth centuries (...) "It is the oldest physical evidence of a cell from that age ... It's the oldest in the Christian world," said Maximous, who works on restoring Coptic monuments. St. Anthony's Monastery (was) founded in the mid-fourth century.
Ancient Church Found Under Egyptian Monastery http://kutv.com/topstories/local_story_218224611.html
Related news items http://news.google.com/news?q=st%20anthony%20monastery%20red%20sea