Anthony the Great, reverend

Anthony or Antony the Great (Greek: ???????? Ant?nios; Arabic: ?????? ???????? ???????; Latin: Antonius; Coptic: ???? ??????; c. 12 January 251 Ð 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets of his own: Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anthony the Hermit, and Anthony of Thebes.