22 - Anthony of the Desert: The Solitary Celebrity | Way of the Fathers with Mike Aquilina

Through one man’s witness, monasticism took the world by storm. Anthony of Egypt became history’s least probable celebrity. He gave up his money and possessions. He couldn’t read or write. He fled to the desert to be alone with God. Yet he drew disciples wherever he went. His desert became a city populated by monks and hermits. Philosophers and emperors sought his sage advice. In the course of his life he exercised a profound influence on the history of religion. Links St. Athanasius, Life of St. Anthony full audiobook https://www.catholicculture.org/comme... Episode on the Temptation of St. Anthony in art history    • The Temptation of St. Anthony - Elizabeth ...   St. Athanasius, Life of St. Anthony (text) https://www.catholicculture.org/cultu... Palladius, The Lausiac History - a fifth-century history of monasticism http://www.tertullian.org/fathers/pal... Peter H. Gorg, The Desert Fathers, a recent introduction to the lives of the solitaries https://www.ignatius.com/The-Desert-F... More works by the Fathers https://www.catholicculture.org/cultu... Mike Aquilina's website https://fathersofthechurch.com Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed http://www.ccwatershed.org. Donate today! https://www.catholicculture.org/donat...