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St. Anthony the Great (251–356). On January 17, the Church remembers St. Anthony the Great, the founder of Christian monasticism. He was born around 251 AD to a well-to-do family. His parents died when he was 20, and he gave his inheritance to the poor. St. Anthony experienced conflicts with strange demons in the form of beasts that inflicted painful blows on him. At age 35 he moved to the desert to live alone for 20 years in an abandoned fort. St. Anthony founded two monasteries. More Info...