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He instructed his followers to bury his body in an unmarked, secret grave, lest his body become an object of [[veneration]]. The monastic rules of Saint Anthony, the "[[patriarch]]" of monastic life, have served as the basis for countless monasteries.
==In Culture==
Although it is not written by an Orthodox Christian, the French writer Gustave Flaubert provided an imaginative vision of St Antony in his play, "The Temptation of St Antony" (''La Tentation de Saint Antoine''), published in 1874.
==Quotes==
==Sources and External Links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/saints.aspsaints_view?contentid=389 Anthony the Great] from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]] website*[http://saintgeorge.org/news_and_events/church_calendar/saint_of_the_day/01jan/jan_17_saint_anthony_the_great.php Saint Anthony the Great] from the website of the Saint George [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian]] Orthodox Christian Church in Washington, DC
*[http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/vita-antony.html Vita S. Antoni (Life of St. Antony)] by St. [[Athanasius of Alexandria]], from the ''Medieval Sourcebook''
[[Category:4th-century saints]]
[[Category:Desert Fathers]]
[[Category:Egyptian Saints]]
[[el:Αντώνιος ο Μέγας]]
[[mk:Свети Антониј Велики]]
[[pt:Antão, o Grande]]
[[ro:Antonie cel Mare]]